Penguin
March 2009
On Sale: February 24, 2009
304 pages ISBN: 0143114050 EAN: 9780143114055 Paperback Add to Wish List
When a colleague extends his summer vacation, Inspector Salvo Montalbano is forced to stay in VigΓ ta and endure the August heat. Montalbanoβs long-suffering girlfriend, Livia, joins him with a friendβhusband and young son in towβto keep her company during these dog days of summer. But when the boy suddenly disappears into a narrow shaft hidden under the familyβs beach rental, Montalbano, in pursuit of the child, uncovers something terribly sinister. As the inspector spends the summer trying to solve this perplexing case, Livia refuses to answer his callsβand Montalbano is left to take a plunge that will affect the rest of his life. Fans of the Sicilian inspector as well as readers new to this increasingly popular series will enjoy following the melancholy but unflinchingly moral Montalbano as he undertakes one of the most shocking investigations of his career.