The Potter's Field

The Potter's Field

by Andrea Camilleri (Author)

Synopsis

Winner of the CWA International Dagger Award

The Potter's Field is the award-winning thirteenth novel in the incredibly successful Inspector Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri.

While Vigata is wracked by storms, Inspector Montalbano is called to attend the discovery of a dismembered body in a field of clay. Bearing all the marks of an execution style killing, it seems clear that this is, once again, the work of the notorious local mafia. But who is the victim? Why was the body divided into thirty pieces? And what is the significance of the Potter's Field?

Working to decipher these clues, Montalbano must also confront the strange and difficult behaviour exhibited by his old colleague Mimi, and avoid the distraction of the enchanting Dolores Alfano - who seeks the inspector's help in locating her missing husband. But like the Potter's Field itself, Montalbano is on treacherous ground and only one thing is certain - nothing is quite as it seems . . .

The Potter's Field is followed by The Age of Doubt, the fourteenth in the series.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Publisher: Mantle
Published: 26 Apr 2012

ISBN 10: 1447203291
ISBN 13: 9781447203292
Book Overview: A dark new mystery featuring the inimitable Inspector Montalbano: 'the best company in crime fiction today' Guardian

Media Reviews
. ..one of the best installments in the entire Inspector Montalbano series. - The New York Journal of Books
Author Bio
Andrea Camilleri is one of Italy's most famous contemporary writers. His books have sold over 65 million copies worldwide. He lives in Rome. The Inspector Montalbano series, which began with The Shape of Water, has been translated into thirty-two languages and was adapted for Italian television, screened on BBC4. The Potter's Field, the thirteenth book in the series, was awarded the Crime Writers' Association's International Dagger for the best crime novel translated into English. In addition to his phenomenally successful Inspector Montalbano series, he is also the author of the historical comic mysteries Hunting Season and The Brewer of Preston.