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I'd give this one 3 1/2 stars if I could. 4 stars are for books I find not only readable but a notch above the usual routine fiction. This one is enjoyable primarily because of the lead character, Chief Inspector Salvo Montalbano of the Sicilian police. He is irreverent, unconventional, loves a good meal, is admired by his detectives, and is doggedly persistent in solving cases. Without him, the book would be average. It's got a lot of twists and turns as he solves the murder case - an elderly retiree is found dead in an elevator, stabbed in the back. There are lots of threads to unravel, and the reader will enjoy the plot twists and turns, but what kept me coming back to the book was Salvo - quite character. A very enjoyable read.


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The Snack Thief Inspector Montalbano Mysteries Andrea Camilleri Stephen Sartarelli Books Reviews

Snack thief is as good as Terra-cotta Dog, the usual combination of humor, great characters including Inspector Montalbano, and two murders that intersect. Montalbano wants to ignore the killing on a fishing vessel to concentrate on the murder of an elegant old gentleman in an elevator. But a beautiful young Tunisian woman and her son starts to bring the two murders together with her disappearance. Like other Montalbano mysteries, we don't find out the reason for the novel's title until well into the book, but in the meantime we salivate over Montalbano's meals and find a real thriller with the Mafia and similar brutal killers.
This is my very first Inspector Montalbano book and I am already hooked
which means by the way that now I am going to have to find every other
book by this very fascinating writer, Andrea Camilleri. A man is stabbed to
death in an elevator in an apartment building and all kinds of problems
evolve from this one death semingly with no connection but the author ties
them up perfectly. In the back of the book is a wealth of information
explaining certain Italian phrases and actually Italian foods. It is very
helpful. Inspector Montalbano is similar in some ways to Donna Leon's
Commissario Brunetti. Brunetti has a delightful family and Montalbano
has a delightfull girl friend whom I think he is planning on marrying.
By the way both books make your mouth water. The food sounds delectable.
This is another funny Montalbano mystery containing our hero’s rants, delicious meals, big heart, and clean, efficient prose. I find this series hard to put down. If you like hard or edgy mysteries, you might not like this lighter series, which has humor and feeling.
The Snack Thief is probably my favorite Camilleri novel for one simple reason you see Salvo coming to terms with fatherhood or rather that he isn't a father. It is a bittersweet epiphany that is captured in a sincere way. He comes to know a young boy who is on the run from killers. Read the picnic scene and the interaction between François and Salvo and it'll bring a tear to your eye. Camilleri also shows Salvo's girlfriend Livia's struggling with motherhood. Emotions run deep in the Montalbano series, but it is often angry, darkly humorous, but in this novel there is a raw ache of regret and acceptance. The novel is also social in the sense that the author reveals ethnic discrimination and labor exploitation in Italy. It is my favorite book in the series
this is #3 (1996 italy; 2003 english translation) of the inspector montalbano mystery series by andrea camilleri, and an important building block to understanding the inspector as his story marches forward through what is at this date 16 novels in translation with more to come. where montalbano's love affair with livia wanes in later books, here it is flourishing. where the lovable clownish desk cop catarella later gulps scenes, here he is understated. montalbano's deputy augello hasn't yet married; fazio, who is leaned upon more and more, is here merely a peg. the foods eaten at enzo's and prepared at home by his crochety housekeeper adelina are more elaborate and elaborated on the page. many faces who will increasingly become familiar, here make appearances. even footnotes (a feature of each book) are more information-packed.
montalbano's central humanity is never more on display than it is as he factors a sometimes prostitute and her son into a nest of official corruption and smuggling which for the longest time only he has the intuition to visualize. in addition to playing with heartstrings, the plot just sizzles and the montalbano you come to understand will keep you coming back for more.
if you can, do yourself a favor and start with #1 in the series, "the shape of water" (1994 italy; 2002 english translation), and follow step-by-step. camilleri references previous stories frequently and it's a reader's grace note to follow character development and place-setting along with the writer; you'll arrive here in good time. but if you're just in the mood for delight, this is another of your 16 choices.
I'd give this one 3 1/2 stars if I could. 4 stars are for books I find not only readable but a notch above the usual routine fiction. This one is enjoyable primarily because of the lead character, Chief Inspector Salvo Montalbano of the Sicilian police. He is irreverent, unconventional, loves a good meal, is admired by his detectives, and is doggedly persistent in solving cases. Without him, the book would be average. It's got a lot of twists and turns as he solves the murder case - an elderly retiree is found dead in an elevator, stabbed in the back. There are lots of threads to unravel, and the reader will enjoy the plot twists and turns, but what kept me coming back to the book was Salvo - quite character. A very enjoyable read.