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Rounding the Mark
Rounding the Mark | Andrea Camilleri
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Rounding the Mark is the seventh darkly humorous novel in Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano series. He began swimming in slow, broad strokes. The sea smelled harsh, stinging his nostrils like champagne, and he nearly got drunk on it . . . In a fraction of a second, Montalbano realized he'd struck a human foot. Somebody else was floating right beside him, and he hadn't noticed."Excuse me," he said hastily, flipping back onto his belly and looking over at the other.The person beside him didn't answer, because he wasn't doing the dead man's float. He was actually dead. And, to judge from the way he looked, he'd been so for quite a while. Increasingly disillusioned with his government and the world in general, Inspector Montalbano is considering retirement. He is starting to feel his age, and even his favourite restaurant has closed. But when he bumps into a dead body during a bracing swim, his detective instincts are aroused once more. Particularly when the most likely identity of the victim is a man already long buried . . . Rounding the Mark is followed by the eighth novel in the series The Patience of the Spider.
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Ozbradster
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The only thing Inspector Montalbano enjoys (other than savoring local cuisine), is escaping the world by swimming in the Aegean Sea steps from his house in Sicily. This time he accidentally bumps onto some body, a dead body. Another nice escape into Montalbano‘s world of crime, food and life in small town Sicily. This one touches the refugee crisis across the Aegean and the children fleeing from one nightmare to another.

Jas16 I love the cover. 4y
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Crazeedi
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4⭐ Book 7 of the Montalbano series.
Another great mystery. Montalbano watches refugees arrive and sees a little boy trying to flee, he finds him and returns him to his mother. But things aren't what they seem. He is determined to uncover the ring of children fir sale in the horrific underworld of trafficking.
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Andrew65 You‘re flying through these. 5y
Crazeedi @Andrew65 I know, I probably should slow down, lol. But they're too good and I'm immersed in what happens next. And they're audio so I can work and listen. I'm going to be very sad when they're done. And the library I'm getting them from doesn't have them all😔 5y
Andrew65 @Crazeedi Tell then they need to get the rest. 😂 A new one is published next month. 5y
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Crazeedi @Andrew65 really? That's great news, I thought they were done since author passed away 5y
Andrew65 @Crazeedi There is another one scheduled for March 2020. I wonder if we‘ll see that, hopefully. It does seem to have a title and cover already. (edited) 5y
Crazeedi @Andrew65 I'll have to watch, if you see, let me know! 5y
Andrew65 @Crazeedi Will do. 👍 5y
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bookwrm526
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This was my #LetterR for #LitsyAtoZ in translation. I‘m quite enjoying this series, though there is some weird sexist stuff at times. The mysteries are interesting and the characters are hilarious.

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Andrew65
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Inspector Montalbano is reaching a crisis in his career and due to the actions of others is intending to resign. Amongst these events whilst out for one of his swims he comes across a body. Although written a good few years ago this book is quite topical due to its references to the refugee crisis in Europe. The usual good humour, quirkiness of Inspector Montalbano and other characters are prevalent throughout the book. Another excellent read!