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The Track of Sand by Andrea Camilleri

jumbopenguin's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

The mystery aspect was intriguing how the case is solved and the argument and understanding of the situation develops but I didn't enjoy the morally questionable behaviour of the main character.
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cheryl6of8's review against another edition

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3.0

A series I very much enjoy with characters I have grown attached to. The mystery in this case revolves around a dead horse outside Montalbano's home, allegedly stolen from a beautiful woman who is visiting in town and takes a shine to Montalbano. In the course of the investigation, the body of the horse disappears before it can be collected, Montalbano's home is broken into, a man is killed, and Montalbano's love life becomes more complicated. And he eats a lot of great Sicilian food -- but that goes without saying.

chronicreader96's review against another edition

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4.0

I really enjoyed this installment in the Inspector Montalbano series. The storyline centering around the death of a horse tugged at my heart strings.
I love the usual characters and descriptions of food/Italian scenery that enters all of the books in the series. I struggled to put this book down, and often found it on my mind.
I haven’t before considered how excellent the translations of these books are, but Stephen Sartarelli does such an incredible job.

yarima13's review against another edition

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adventurous funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

sanlex's review against another edition

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challenging funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

tommyro's review against another edition

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4.0

Each of Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano is thoroughly delightful and enjoyable. He has not missed yet. In fact, they get better. I look forward to the next. May he write forever.

lomahongva's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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amelie5m's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

drifterontherun's review against another edition

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4.0

Another fantastic addition to the Inspector Montalbano oeuvre. This one's got it all- mystery, sex, food, murder, and horses (?)-in spades. A stellar installment to what has quickly become my favorite series. The only downside to Camilleri's books is that they are terribly addictive!

fallchicken's review

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4.0

A fun read as always.
Looking bad for the Salvo-Lidia relationship. It's only a phone call affair now.
A nice mystery without too many gruesome murders.