Excursion to Tindari is a gripping crime novel that takes readers on a journey through the dark underbelly of Sicilian life. Inspector Salvo Montalbano investigates two seemingly unrelated crimes: the murder of a young Don Juan and the disappearance of an elderly couple after a visit to an ancient site. As he delves deeper into the cases, he uncovers the terrifying truth about Sicily's modern criminal underworld. Andrea Camilleri's darkly comic take on detective fiction has made his protagonist one of the most engaging in the genre.

Excursion to Tindari

In 1994 Camilleri published the first in a long series of novels: "La forma dell'acqua" (The Shape of Water) featured the character of Inspector Montalbano, a fractious Sicilian detective in the police force of Vigàta, an imaginary Sicilian town. The series is written in Italian but with a substantial sprinkling of Sicilian phrases and grammar.