August Heat
4 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by BibliophileOz from Adelaide, South Australia Australia on Saturday, December 3, 2011
FROM THE BLURB:
In the lazy, slow month of August, Inspector Montalbano and his girlfriend, Livia, prepare for a relaxing holiday in a villa he has found for them. It is, he assures her, far too hot for anything exciting to happen. But when Livia's friends' young son goes missing, a series of events is sparked which will certainly ruin the Chief Inspector's pleasant interlude.
A secret apartment and a grisly find in an old trunk are just the beginning: Montalbano must navigate his way though the case as well as coping with the sweltering heat, the suspicious death of an Arab labourer and the tempting lure of a beautiful girl...
Montalbano quickly slammed the trunk shut and sat down on top of it. When the beam from Livia's flashlight shone on his face, he automatically smiled.
'What are you smiling about?'
'Me? I'm not smiling.'
'So why are you making that face?'
'What face?'
'What's in the trunk?' Livia asked.
'Nothing. It's empty.'
How could he possibly have told her there was a corpse inside?
In the lazy, slow month of August, Inspector Montalbano and his girlfriend, Livia, prepare for a relaxing holiday in a villa he has found for them. It is, he assures her, far too hot for anything exciting to happen. But when Livia's friends' young son goes missing, a series of events is sparked which will certainly ruin the Chief Inspector's pleasant interlude.
A secret apartment and a grisly find in an old trunk are just the beginning: Montalbano must navigate his way though the case as well as coping with the sweltering heat, the suspicious death of an Arab labourer and the tempting lure of a beautiful girl...
Journal Entry 2 by BibliophileOz at Adelaide, South Australia Australia on Tuesday, December 13, 2011
My Dad and his lovely/wonderful wife gave me this book...Burnside Library "Reader of the Month"
Notes page at the end - only found it when I'd finished the book interesting/usefull interesting context of the novel.
I'll take this to the December Meet-Up.....
Notes page at the end - only found it when I'd finished the book interesting/usefull interesting context of the novel.
I'll take this to the December Meet-Up.....
A really good crime novel, probably one of the beter ones I've read. It is a bit of a help if you know Italy and speak Italian, because not all ideas translate fully, no matter how good the translator may be. For example, the whole idea of the dodgy construction work is a uniquely Italian idea. The notes at the end would be helpful. That said, everyone should be fine with it, and it is a very good read. The television adaptions of the books are also first rate by the way, if you ever have the chance.
Journal Entry 4 by sgjim at Caffé Amore - 162 Pulteney Street in Adelaide, South Australia Australia on Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Released 12 yrs ago (2/14/2012 UTC) at Caffé Amore - 162 Pulteney Street in Adelaide, South Australia Australia
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Taking this along to the monthly Adelaide Book Crossing meet-up (where we meet to swap books and so on) for February 2012
Picked up at meetup - will go on TBR pile for now.
I don't know Italian and have never been to Italy, maybe that's why I just didn't "get involved" with this book. The story is good, and I can't think of anything specific wrong, but I just didn't "love" it.
Caught at tonight's meetup - Good catch for me: I like this series :o)
