In "The Patience of the Spider," Andrea Camilleri delivers another gripping mystery starring Inspector Montalbano set in Sicily. This time, Montalbano is up against his own aging and self-doubt as he navigates a web of secrets and hatred to uncover the culprit behind a strange crime. Camilleri's signature dry humor and dark sophistication make this crime novel a classic of the genre. Don't miss this emotionally taut story that brings the Montalbano saga to a captivating crossroads.

The Patience of the Spider

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.