The Other End of the Line (2019) - Inspector Montalbano series Book 24 - Andrea Camilleri Audiobook

Written by Andrea Camilleri
Read by Mark Meadows
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“Wholly addictive, entirely magical series, set in Sicily and starring a detective unlike any other in crime fiction… altogether transporting.”–A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author

A WASHINGTON POST BEST MYSTERY OF 2019

A wave of refugees has arrived on the Sicilian coast, and Inspector Montalbano and his team have been stationed at port, alongside countless volunteers, to receive and assist the newcomers. Meanwhile, Livia has promised their presence at a friend’s wedding, and the inspector, agreeing to get a new suit tailored, meets the charming master seamstress Elena Biasini. But while on duty at the dock one late night, tragedy strikes, and a woman is found gruesomely murdered. Between managing the growing crowds at the landing, Montalbano delves into the world of garments, in the company of an orphaned cat, where he works to weave together the loose threads of the unsolved crimes and close the case.

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Andrea Camilleri, Author of Inspector Montalbano Novels, Dies at 93
July 17, 2019

The Montalbano books are known not just for their distinctive inspector but also for a colorful array of underlings and other recurring characters. And unlike most other crime series, they indulge in occasional commentary on Italian politics. Mr. Camilleri was not a fan of Silvio Berlusconi, the longtime prime minister, and his displeasure, which he voiced in a series of essays, could be detected in the books.

“In my books,” he told The Guardian in 2012, “I deliberately decided to smuggle into a detective novel a critical commentary on my times.”

Mr. Camilleri is survived by his wife, Rosetta Dello Siesto, whom he married in 1957, as well as three daughters, four grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.

Mr. Camilleri prepared years ago for the end of the Montalbano series.

“I finished him off five years ago,” he said in 2012. “That’s to say, the final novel in the series of Montalbano is already written and deposited at the publishing house. When I get fed up with him or am not able to write any more, I’ll tell the publisher: Publish that book.”

–From the New York Times Andrea Camilleri obituary