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Loading... The Track of Sand (2007)by Andrea Camilleri
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A very quick outing with Salvo Montalbano and the gang as he works to discover who brutally killed a race horse and left it on the beach near his home. Some actual detecting, a lot of good food, and some beautiful women to complicate Salvo's already fraught relationship with the (un)fair Livia made this one a lot of fun. Inspector Montalbano awakens to find a dead horse on the beach in back of his home, which is removed while he awaits assistance. A champrion racehorse belonging to a beautiful woman and another horse were reported stolen in another district, but Salvo is so disturbed by the violence done to the animal that he investigates. After his home is invaded twice and almost burned down, he concludes it is related to an upcoming mafia trial in which he is a key witness. His dogged determination and love of food prevail although he does once again stray from Livia. no reviews | add a review
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Inspector Salvatore Montalbano wakes from strange dreams to find a gruesomely bludgeoned horse carcass in front of his seaside home. When his men come to investigate, the carcass has disappeared, leaving only a trail in the sand. Then his home is ransacked, and the inspector is certain that the crimes are linked. As he negotiates both the glittering underworld of horseracing and the Mafia's connection to it, Montalbano is aided by his illiterate housekeeper, Adelina, and a Proustian memory of linguate fritte. Longtime fans and new readers alike will be charmed by Montalbano's blend of unorthodox methods, melancholy self-reflection, and love of good food. No library descriptions found.
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(1) I was interrupted in my reading by a broadcast on the BBC of this same story. It's not the fault of the book, but it took away from the enjoyment a little bit that I had just seen the screen adaptation, which I find more enjoyable when it occurs after I've read a book.
(2) Not to give anything away but, it is not possible to put a horseshoe in your pants pocket and forget it's there.
As in all these books, there are too many names and one gets lost, but they are fun anyway. ( )