![]() ![]() Not every action is admirable, but behind it is an iron desire to find the truth and justice. Montalbano is arrogant, devious, easily provoked by the puffed up and uncomfortable with too much attention. We see just as much of the mind behind the eyes too. ![]() We see a succession of querulous old men and resolute young women, of show-offs and the uprightly generous, and the loose network of friends and connections that makes it all. Through Montalbano we see such a rich, vibrant world. It is briefly tempting to share such a view of the Sicilian detective’s mercurial nature and yet ultimately, not at all. At one point Montalbano’s boss scolds him for giving too much of his attention to a case that seems frivolous, historic. You see, there are two, maybe three, distinct mysteries in The Terracotta Dog, intertwined only in a loose sense. In many ways The Terracotta Dog, the second book in Andrea Camilleri’s Montalbano series, is less a murder mystery and more an examination of how Montalbano handles these matters. When Inspector Montalbano is approached by a mafioso named Tano the Greek, it is because he has a reputation for understanding how certain matters are handled. ![]()
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