Review

The Patience of the Spider

By Andrea Camilleri

Published by Picador

Chief Inspector Montalbano is on enforced sick leave.

But when a local girl goes mysteriously missing, the whole community takes an interest in the case. Why are the kidnappers so sure that the girl’s impoverished father and dying mother will be able to find a fortune?

The ever-inquisitive Montalbano steps in, to get to the heart of the matter in his own inimitable style.

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Translator: Stephen Sartorelli