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2000s: Inspector Montalbano suspects wrongdoing in Vigàta harbour – and the waters are very dark indeed.
The Age of Doubt (Montalbano 14)
What you need to know before your trail
A mysterious yacht – the Vanna – is due to dock in the area but before it can do so, the crew have discovered a corpse floating in the water. And not only that but the dead man’s face is badly disfigured.
Montalbano begins to suspect that the Vanna’s crew knows more than they are letting on. Just who is the yacht’s owner, the glamorous and short-tempered Livia Giovannini? How has she got so rich? And why does she spend so much time at sea?
Montalbano might be investigating near the harbour but he finds himself all at sea in this little mystery!
Travel Guide
Vigata or Porto Empedocle?
Vigata may be fictional but it is said to be inspired by Porto Empedocle where the author’s childhood home was.
As with the other Montalbano novels, the author states – ‘As is obvious, the names of …. streets, hotels etc are entirely fictitious and make no reference to reality’. What a shame.
Via Roma
Via Roma – a street through the town where the literary Salvo Montalbano likes to stop at his favourite Caffè Albanese – the real Albanese has changed its name to Bar Vigata. Just down the road, leaning on a lamppost, is a statue of the inspector with a full head of hair and bushy moustache!
Sicily and Food
The gourmand parts are always mouthwatering and are as charming and unique as the landscape and characters..
Streetview Maps
A) Italy - Porto Empedocle harbour
A) Italy - Porto Empedocle harbour
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: The Age of Doubt (Montalbano 14)
Author/ Guide: Andrea Camilleri Destination: Sicily (fictional Vigata) Porto Empedocle Departure Time: 2000s
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