{"product_id":"a-nest-of-vipers-isbn-9780143126652","title":"A Nest of Vipers","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The novels of Andrea Camilleri breathe out the sense of place, the sense of humor, and the sense of despair that fills the air of Sicily.” —Donna Leon \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMontalbano investigates the death of wealthy accountant Barletta in a case involving a string of mistresses and family secrets.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspector Montalbano enjoys simple pleasures: delicious food, walks along the water, the occasional smoke—yet these are just the backdrop to his duties as a detective. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis latest case is the killing of the wealthy Cosimo Barletta. Thought to be a widower living out a quiet life by the sea, Cosimo’s sudden death, by gunshot to the neck, opens up his past to scrutiny. What Montalbano uncovers is Cosimo’s trove of salacious photographs, used to extort young women, and a history full of greed and corruption. Montalbano, though resolved to find the killer, muses on where justice lies—in his pursuit of a suspect or with one of Cosimo’s innumerable victims getting the revenge they deserved?“The mind games Montalbano plays with Giovanna will keep the pages turning... Expect the ending to make you squirm, though you have to admire Camilleri's ability to disarm horror with his particular charm; the town of Vigàta quietly soldiers on.”—\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Andrea Camilleri and the Montalbano Series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“The idiosyncratic Montalbano is totally endearing.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Camilleri is as crafty and charming a writer as his protagonist is an investigator.”\u003ci\u003e—The Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hailing from the land of Umberto Eco and La Cosa Nostra, Montalbano can discuss a pointy-headed book like Western Attitudes Toward Death as unflinchingly as he can pore over crime-scene snuff photos. He throws together an extemporaneous lunch of shrimp with lemon and oil as gracefully as he dodges advances from attractive women.”—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Camilleri’s mysteries] offer quirky characters, crisp dialogue, bright storytelling—and Salvo Montalbano, one of the most engaging protagonists in detective fiction…Montalbano is a delightful creation, an honest man on Siciliy’s mean streets.”—\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Camilleri is as crafty and charming a writer as his protagonist is an investigator.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Like Mike Hammer or Sam Spade, Montalbano is the kind of guy who can’t stay out of trouble…Still, deftly and lovingly translated by Stephen Sartarelli, Camilleri makes it abundantly clear that under the gruff, sardonic exterior our inspector has a heart of gold, and that any outburst, fumbles, or threats are made only in the name of pursuing truth.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Camilleri can do a character’s whole backstory in half a paragraph.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Subtle, sardonic, and molto simpatico: Montalbano is the Latin re-creation of Philip Marlowe, working in a place that manages to be both more and less civilized than chandler’ Los Angeles.”—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The novels of Andrea Camilleri breathe out the sense of place, the sense of humor, and the sense of despair that fills the air of Sicily.\"—Donna Leon\u003cb\u003eAndrea Camilleri\u003c\/b\u003e, a mega-bestseller in Italy and Germany, is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Inspector Montalbano mystery series as well as historical novels that take place in nineteenth-century Sicily. His books have been made into Italian TV shows and translated into thirty-two languages. His thirteenth Montalbano novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Potter’s Field\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Crime Writers’ Association International Dagger Award and was longlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.\u003cb\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eStephen Sartarelli\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning translator and the author of three books of poetry.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305189724389,"sku":"NP9780143126652","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143126652.jpg?v=1767720672","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-nest-of-vipers-isbn-9780143126652","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}