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In 1994 camilleri published the first in a long series of novels. Inspector montalbano collection andrea camilleri 18 books. This wonderful book was first published in 1994, but is as fresh today as it was the year it was written. Review the shape of water by andrea camilleri euro crime. The shape of water is the first in andrea camilleris wry, brilliantly compelling sicilian crime series featuring inspector montalbano. Camilleris reserved and nimble writing style loses nothing in translation. Andrea camilleri became a published author in 1978 with il corso delle cose the way things go. The series has proven so popular that it has boosted tourism in sicily and there is even a tour of porto empedocle on which andrea camilleri based his novels on. The shape of water is the first in andrea camilleri s wry, brilliantly compelling sicilian crime series, featuring inspector montalbano. Andrea camilleri, who took a latecareer stab at writing a mystery novel and came up with the inspector montalbano detective books, which became wildly successful in italy and were the basis for a. The shape of water by andrea camilleri, stephen sartarelli. He is the winner of the crime writers association international dagger award in 2012 and the nino martoglio international book award in 1998.
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