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    Das Spiel des Patriarchen

    Andrea Camilleri

    Das Spiel des Patriarchen

    by Andrea Camilleri

    Book 5 of the Commissario Montalbano series

    First published
    2001
    Publisher
    Lübbe
    Pages
    314
    ISBN
    9783404185870
    Formats
    Audiobook, Print edition, E-book

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    About “Das Spiel des Patriarchen”

    Commissario Montalbano thinks little of computers and the internet, and sometimes he feels like a man out of time in this world. Still, he sticks to his tried-and-tested methods.

    A young man lies dead, and at nearly the same time an elderly couple is reported missing; they had only meant to take a day trip. Both victims live in the same building.

    Is this a coincidence, or do the men and the couple have more in common than meets the eye? Montalbano relies on his intuition and on what his colleagues get out of the new methods.

    Who is “Das Spiel des Patriarchen” for?

    For readers who enjoy Italian crime novels with humor and Sicilian local color. The commissario is an unconventional investigator who relies on intuition and a sharp understanding of people. Readers who already know the series will find familiar characters and the usual tone. Newcomers will understand the case without prior knowledge, because the investigation is told as a self-contained story.

    When is “Das Spiel des Patriarchen” the best read?

    At 314 pages, this book is a good candidate for a long weekend. An evening with crime and humor fits well when you want to follow the investigation at leisure. Readers who go through the series volume by volume should keep the fifth place in view.

    In what order should you read the “Commissario Montalbano” series?

    The series begins with “Die Form des Wassers”, followed by “Der Hund aus Terracotta”, “Der Dieb der süßen Dinge”, and “Die Stimme der Violine”. “Das Spiel des Patriarchen” is the fifth volume and follows “Die Stimme der Violine”. After it comes “Der Kavalier der späten Stunde”.

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