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Blackstone Audio (2012), Unabridged MP3; 5h22
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One night, Inspector Montalbano dreams of a stormy sea, which he knows represents unease and loss of control. The next day, a boat is found in the port of Vigata, and within it, the body of a disfigured corpse. The waterfront has also drawn in an eighty-five-foot luxury boat passengered by fifty carefree souls and a somewhat shadowy crew. They will have to stay in Vigata until the investigation is over--the man, it seems, was poisoned. However, right now, it is the yacht's owner and sailors Montalbano is focused on.
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LibraryThing member lit_chick
2012, Blackstone Audiobooks, Read by Grover Gardner
Book Description: from Audible.com
In this, the most maritime of Montalbano’s investigations, listeners will be struck by the change in the commissioner. One night, Inspector Montalbano dreams of a stormy sea, which he knows represents unease and
Montalbano must navigate the murky waters of his relationship with Livia while trying to find which seafaring suspect is the real murderer.
My Review:
The Age of Doubt is humourous, suspenseful, and moving in a way I did not expect. Just another day at the office (well, almost), and the Inspector is called into the office of the pain-in-the-ass-Commissioner, who accuses Montalbano of being stark raving mad! Mimi Augello, at the Inspector’s request, plays an undercover role that adds some spice to the maritime investigation. In the last installment, I had some advice myself for the Inspector, which was answer your own phone! I have some wisdom to add to that advice: When answering your own phone, do NOT assume it is a beautiful woman – other than Livia – on the other end! The conclusion of The Age of Doubt is quite sad: I was moved by the Inspector’s display of emotion.
Series continues to be one I recommend!
Book Description: from Audible.com
In this, the most maritime of Montalbano’s investigations, listeners will be struck by the change in the commissioner. One night, Inspector Montalbano dreams of a stormy sea, which he knows represents unease and
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loss of control. The next day, a boat is found in the port of Vigàta and within it, the body of a disfigured corpse. The waterfront has also drawn in an 85-foot luxury boat passengered by 50 carefree souls and a somewhat shadowy crew. They will have to stay in Vigàta until the investigation is over: the man, it seems, was poisoned. However, right now, it is the yacht’s owner and sailors Montalbano is focused on.Montalbano must navigate the murky waters of his relationship with Livia while trying to find which seafaring suspect is the real murderer.
My Review:
The Age of Doubt is humourous, suspenseful, and moving in a way I did not expect. Just another day at the office (well, almost), and the Inspector is called into the office of the pain-in-the-ass-Commissioner, who accuses Montalbano of being stark raving mad! Mimi Augello, at the Inspector’s request, plays an undercover role that adds some spice to the maritime investigation. In the last installment, I had some advice myself for the Inspector, which was answer your own phone! I have some wisdom to add to that advice: When answering your own phone, do NOT assume it is a beautiful woman – other than Livia – on the other end! The conclusion of The Age of Doubt is quite sad: I was moved by the Inspector’s display of emotion.
Series continues to be one I recommend!
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LibraryThing member tututhefirst
Salvo Montalbano is now 58 years old and beginning to wonder if he's going to live to be 59. Bones creak, he forgets things, and his wonderfully irascible personality is becoming even more crusty. In this 14th episode of Camilleri's amusing, entertaining and well-written series about crime in
The missing link in this one is Livia. Although by now, readers of the series are becoming used to her cameo appearances by phone from Genoa, they are few and far between in this one. Salvo spends a lot of time and energy on his new infatuation, and Livia looks like she's going to get short shrift.
NO SPOILERS......you'll have to read this one on your own. Like all the books in this series, it is a quick enjoyable, well-crafted mystery with a carefully developed cast of characters, a heavenly setting, and plots that keep us guessing. The translations by Steven Sartarelli are spot on, evoking all the passion and nuance of the original Italian. The audios of this series are incredibly fun listening. I've gotten through many a water-aerobics session painlessly because I had these enjoyable stories to accompany me.
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Sicily, Salvo finds himself totally head over heels enamored (he would never admit to LOVE!!!) of a young naval lieutenant as they work together to solve the murder of a washed up body. In addition, there's a huge and luxurious pleasure yacht tied up at the town pier with an elegant and notoriously promiscuous owner aboard and Montalbano smells a rat. The crime solving evolves with the usual antics from Fazzio, Catarella, Mimi Auguello, and the gang. Several times, the Inspector even takes exceptional risks that appear somewhat out of character. His temper often gets the better of him, and he's not having much luck with the famous Sicilian cuisine either. The missing link in this one is Livia. Although by now, readers of the series are becoming used to her cameo appearances by phone from Genoa, they are few and far between in this one. Salvo spends a lot of time and energy on his new infatuation, and Livia looks like she's going to get short shrift.
NO SPOILERS......you'll have to read this one on your own. Like all the books in this series, it is a quick enjoyable, well-crafted mystery with a carefully developed cast of characters, a heavenly setting, and plots that keep us guessing. The translations by Steven Sartarelli are spot on, evoking all the passion and nuance of the original Italian. The audios of this series are incredibly fun listening. I've gotten through many a water-aerobics session painlessly because I had these enjoyable stories to accompany me.
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LibraryThing member ebyrne41
The latest from Andrea Camilleri, who is always a joy to read. In this, the arrival of a yacht in the harbour with a dead body in tow engages Montalbano's curiosity, it stirred further by the parallel appearance of a woman who may not be all she appears. And then of course our famed police
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Inspector meets Coast Guard official Laura, and 'besotted' only just begins to describe the effect on him! But what of long time girlfriend Livia?? Therein for me is the only weakness of this book - not enough of Livia. But plenty of Sicilian cuisine and plenty of humour and intrigue to grab your interest. May Camilleri live and write forever, this I read in less than three days such was my joy in reading it. Show Less
LibraryThing member librarian1204
Inspector Montelbano is feeling his age and finds himself entranced by Lieutenant Belladonna in this new addition to a series set in Sicily. All of the books in this series are very good reading and the descriptions of the food the Inspector eats are icing on the cake.
LibraryThing member pw0327
This episode of the Inspector Montalbano series takes up where The Potters Field left off. The inspector is feeling older than his age and as with most men at this age, is beginning to feel like he has lost control of his life, his destiny and his career. The investigation into a mysterious woman
The ensuing adventures of the inspector with the wounded ego and the appearance of a gorgeous young lieutenant from the harbor office provides the personal turmoil inside the inspector, and it serves as the vehicle for Camilleri to examine the evolution of the inspector.
The book carries along as most Inspector Montalbano mysteries does, with great humor, a nice does of Sicilian culture and cynicism as well as descriptions of food and a clever crime story.
This episode continues the melancholy overtones of the previous book and extends the conversation of the personal hell of finding one's self aging too rapidly and the helplessness and the resulting comedy that goes with it.
I think this last few books has revived Camilleri's writing and has made the series more interesting, to him and also to the fortunate us.
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who disappears from the scene as quickly as she had appeared turns into an investigation of two dodgy boats, both having appeared in the port of Vigata much too simultaneously for a coincidence. The ensuing adventures of the inspector with the wounded ego and the appearance of a gorgeous young lieutenant from the harbor office provides the personal turmoil inside the inspector, and it serves as the vehicle for Camilleri to examine the evolution of the inspector.
The book carries along as most Inspector Montalbano mysteries does, with great humor, a nice does of Sicilian culture and cynicism as well as descriptions of food and a clever crime story.
This episode continues the melancholy overtones of the previous book and extends the conversation of the personal hell of finding one's self aging too rapidly and the helplessness and the resulting comedy that goes with it.
I think this last few books has revived Camilleri's writing and has made the series more interesting, to him and also to the fortunate us.
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LibraryThing member lkernagh
Not one of my favorite Inspector Montalbano reads. In this one, Montalbano's behaviour and his repeated lies just dig him deeper and deeper into a hole of his own choosing, and all because he doesn't like to do paperwork. Sheesh, between that and the Inspector Belladonna attraction thing I spent a
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good part of the story rolling my eyes, to the point where I wasn't really paying much attention to the unfolding of the mystery. The story did evolve into a good mystery with a few nail-biting moments, but overall, just an okay read this time. Here is hoping the next installment is a good one. Show Less
LibraryThing member thornton37814
Montalbano happens upon a car in danger of being swept away in water. He rescues the woman who is meeting a relative arriving by yacht. It soon leads to a mystery involving the yacht, another vessel, the port police, and even distant parts. Being in a relationship with Livia does not keep
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Montalbano's eyes from trying to create a relationship with a female lieutenant from the port authority. It was interesting enough but not as believable as some in the series. I listened to this one, and Grover Gardener, the narrator, did a great job as usual. Show Less
LibraryThing member seeword
Camilleri is fun to read. Interesting plots, limited violence, a touch of romance, and food! My, my Inspector Montalbano eats well. He also manages to tell white lies in awkward situations--reminds me of the Judi Dench role in the Britcom As Time Goes By. My own copy, picked up at a library
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LibraryThing member SignoraEdie
I usually enjoy Inspector Montalbano's escapades, but this particular one I found less believable.
LibraryThing member Peppuzzo
Can you still fall in love? Can you still let your heartbeat break your brains? Are you ready to forget your history and dive into a precarious future? Can her hair let you forget your life delusions? And the rage that burns you after her refusal, is that really love or is it just your proud?
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Montalbano is 58, and he keeps asking this questions to himself. The detective is questioning himself. In the meanwhile life goes on like melting snow; only the cold remains, when everything is useless. Show Less
LibraryThing member leslie.98
Another enjoyable entry in the Inspector Montalbano series! In this one, I guess he is going through some sort of midlife crisis as he becomes quickly infatuated with a younger woman. I don't really like his long-term girlfriend Livia but I felt a bit sorry for her in this one...
LibraryThing member APopova
Read it in English, but the title does not appear yet...
LibraryThing member JBarringer
I know I read this book, and if I browse through it I'll remember what it was about, but otherwise it was not memorable. It wasn't awful, and would be a good 'beach read', but that's about it. As usual, all the older men in this book were sexist and seemed incapable of interacting with any woman
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without sizing her up for possible sexual adventures. The women have a tendency to overreact, a stereotype I've seen in European soap opera shows, and all the characters some across as flat or unrealistic. Show Less
LibraryThing member Auntie-Nanuuq
A doomed romance, Mimi undercover as a seducer, an illegal cache of diamonds.....
Montalbano has an encounter w/ a bedraggled woman who is interested in an incoming yacht.... The yacht in question comes into dock hauling a corpse in a dinghy.
Another boat in harbor has odd going ons, which are
Interesting but very sad, and lacking the subtle sense of humor Montalbano is famous for.
Montalbano has an encounter w/ a bedraggled woman who is interested in an incoming yacht.... The yacht in question comes into dock hauling a corpse in a dinghy.
Another boat in harbor has odd going ons, which are
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somehow related to the yacht....Interesting but very sad, and lacking the subtle sense of humor Montalbano is famous for.
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LibraryThing member jetangen4571
I didn't realize that this was one of the newest in the Montalbano series, so I was disconcerted by his bemoaning his age. The all-too-personal aspects were probably more suited to a romance, or the familiar aspects of *midlife crisis* in the male, but that did not really diminish the enjoyment.
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It's always fun to try to anticipate the validity of the next clue or the more real identity of a new character. The recurrent members of the force continue to entertain even as they demonstrate personal growth. And Montalbano's ongoing skirmishes with whatever bureaucrat is plaguing him are always entertaining. I think that this tale had me smirking and guffawing even more that some of the others. No plot spoilers here. I do want to mention thanks to Stephen Santarelli for a comfortable translation, and Grover Gardner for providing such excellent audio performances! Show Less
LibraryThing member mysterymax
My favorite so far. A yacht brings in a man found in a dingy at the harbour entrance. Montalbano's investigation gets help from a young female officer in the Harbour Patrol. Salvo actually tries to not become involved with her but they have a mutual attraction that turns to love. Of course the
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affair is doomed and in the final act of arresting the bad guys she is shot and killed. Show Less
LibraryThing member cathyskye
The Age of Doubt is one of Andrea Camilleri's most enjoyable mysteries featuring the irascible Inspector Salvo Montalbano. Someone successfully cons him which simultaneously alarms and amuses him. He has a tough time identifying the dead man brought in on the yacht. And a good mind for geography is
The book also has Camilleri's trademark humor that can easily have me laughing out loud, as in scenes when Montalbano is desperately trying to get something done and no one cooperates. One can never say enough about Stephen Sartarelli's superb translations of these books, and the food? When's the next plane to Sicily-- I'm starving! There was only one small blighted spot in The Age of Doubt concerning something that is expected of Montalbano's married detective, but it's not about to spoil my enjoyment of wonderful series. Long live Salvo Montabano!
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needed to piece together what those two vessels are doing in the harbor at Vigáta. It's all enough to make Montalbano doubt his abilities-- especially when he starts speaking in clichés.The book also has Camilleri's trademark humor that can easily have me laughing out loud, as in scenes when Montalbano is desperately trying to get something done and no one cooperates. One can never say enough about Stephen Sartarelli's superb translations of these books, and the food? When's the next plane to Sicily-- I'm starving! There was only one small blighted spot in The Age of Doubt concerning something that is expected of Montalbano's married detective, but it's not about to spoil my enjoyment of wonderful series. Long live Salvo Montabano!
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LibraryThing member quondame
Salvo in love is not what I signed up for. The mystery isn't terribly interesting, Commissario Montalbano has a bad meal and loses his appetite a couple of times, leaves meals unappreciated. Nope. And a late 50s early 30s attraction is unappealing. Not to mention all the job insanity.
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2008 (original Italian)
2010 (English translation)