The Paper Moon (Inspector Montalbano Mysteries)
by Andrea Camilleri
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Author: Andrea CamilleriTranslator: Stephen Sartarelli
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-04-01
ISBN: 0143113003
Number of pages: 264
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Book Review: Well, I thought I had him!
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Paper Moon" by Andrea Camilleri.
Translated by Stephen Sartarelli. Penguin Books, 2008.
I thought I had him. I have enjoyed the "Inspector Montalbano Series" by Andrea Camilleri and I thought that I had figured out this book. The plot was straight forward, (or so I thought).
It had to be organized crime taking vengeance on the dead man, Angelo Pardo; we would discover the reason as the book progressed. The two beautiful young ladies were just thrown in to build up the emphasis on the sexual innuendo of the murder. But, what beauties they are! In other Inspector Montalbano mysteries, Andrea Camilleri has emphasized Italian cooking, so much so that it is impossible to read his novels without becoming hungry. In "The Paper Moon", he describes the physical attributes of the two ladies with the same skill in writing. The ladies, however, appear to be the main suspects. Page by page the author builds up the case against first one woman and than against the other and then both as a team! I was certain I knew which woman was the murderess. I will not spoil the book by telling you whether or not I was right or wrong.
In most of his books, the author uses the character of Catarella as comic relief. On page 211, Catarella comes across as true person. He is working on a set of three computer files, trying to determine a pass word, (Catarella's malapropism is "past word"), which would permit Inspector Montalbano to ascertain where Angelo Pardo's money was coming from and where the money went. All of a sudden, the computer screen goes blank and the three files disappear. Catarella screams, Catarella sees all the work and hours going down into the black face of the monitor.
Once, I was on an engineering team, performing a reliability assessment of the computers at Malaysia Liquefied Natural Gas. The electrical power in the town in Malaysia was always going off. My fellow engineer was just about to save all his work when the lights dimmed and went out. He screamed, just like Catarella. Unlike Catarella, my fellow engineer stood up, yelled "F----" and punched the computer monitor on the side of the cabinet. So, Andrea Camilleri has captured a vignette that rings true to life ... and, by the way, made me want to read more of his analyses of life in a police setting.
As usual, in the Inspector Montalbano mysteries, the reader does not get a hint at the origin of the title until late in the book. Also as usual, Stephen Sartarelli has done an excellent and engaging job of translating from the Italian.
Summary of The Paper Moon (Inspector Montalbano Mysteries)
The latest mystery in Andrea Camilleri's internationally bestselling Inspector Montalbano seriesWith their dark sophistication and dry humor, Andrea Camilleri's classic crime novels continue to win more and more fans in America. The latest installment of the popular mystery series finds the moody Inspector Montalbano further beset by the existential questions that have been plaguing him of late. But he doesn't have much time to wax philosophical before the gruesome murder of a man-shot at point-blank range in the face with his pants down-commands his attention. Add two evasive, beautiful women as prime suspects, some dirty cocaine, mysterious computer codes, and a series of threatening letters, and things soon get very complicated at the police headquarters in Vigāta.
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