Picador A Voice in the Night Камиллери Андреа

The Voice of the Violin by Andrea Camilleri is the fourth novel in the wryly humorous Inspector Montalbano series • The commissioner kept looking at him with an expression that combined contempt and commiseration, apparently discerning unmistakable signs of senile dementia in the inspector • "I'm going to speak very frankly, Montalbano. I don't have a very high opinion of you." • "Nor I of you," the inspector replied bluntly • Montalbano's gruesome discovery of a naked young woman suffocated in her bed immediately sets him on a search for her killer. Among the suspects are her aging husband, a famous doctor; a shy admirer, now disappeared; an antiques-dealing lover from Bologna; and the victim's friend Anna, whose charms Montalbano cannot help but appreciate

The Scent of the Night is the sixth comic detective novel in the Inspector Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri • Montalbano learned how hard it was to put on a wetsuit while in a dinghy speeding over a sea that wasn't exactly calm. Mimi, at the helm, looked tense and worried • "Getting seasick?" the inspector asked him at one point • "No. Just sick of myself." • "Why?" • "Because every now and then I realize what a stupid shit I am to go along with some of your brilliant ideas." • When an angry octogenarian holds a terrified and lovelorn secretary at gunpoint, Inspector Montalbano is reluctantly drawn into the case. The secretary's boss, a financial advisor, has vanished along with several billion lire entrusted to him by the good citizens of Vigata

Тихим воскресным утром инспектора Монтальбано вызывают на место убийства на побережье Сицилии. Мужчина обнаружил своего отца мертвым в своем домике на пляже Вигатан, его тело распростерто на полу столовой, утренний кофе разлит по столу, а в основании черепа - одиночное огнестрельное ранение • Первые появления указывают на то, что сын больше всего выиграет от безвременной кончины своего отца, и это мнение его сестра не может не подкрепить. Но когда Монтальбано углубляется в это дело и узнает о бесчестной жизни, которую вела жертва, вскоре становится ясно, что у половины Вигаты есть мотив для убийства, и это будет не так просто, как когда-то надеялся инспектор • Книга на английском языке • A Nest of Vipers is the twenty-first novel in Andrea Camilleri's irresistible Inspector Montalbano series

The Cook of the Halcyon is the penultimate novel in the Inspector Montalbano mystery series from the master of Sicilian crime, Andrea Camilleri • Moments later the all-white schooner, which looked like a hospital ship, began to pass ever so slowly before him, as if wanting to show itself off in all its beauty. The name on the prow said: Halcyon • Two deaths - the suicide of a recently fired worker and the murder of an unscrupulous businessman - lead Inspector Montalbano to the Halcyon, a mysterious ship that visits Vigata's port each day. With very few crewmen, no passengers, and a stern large enough to land a helicopter, it piques the Inspector's interest straight away • In the midst of this, a rare trip to Genoa to visit Livia ends with the Vigata police department in disarray, and Inspector Montalbano's position as the head of the commissariat in jeopardy

The Patience of the Spider is the eighth novel in Andrea Camilleri's wryly humorous Inspector Montalbano series • Chief Inspector Montalbano is on enforced sick leave. But when a local girl goes mysteriously missing, the whole community takes an interest in the case. Why are the kidnappers so sure that the girl's impoverished father and dying mother will be able to find a fortune? The ever-inquisitive Montalbano steps in, to get to the heart of the matter in his own inimitable style

A mother who puts her children into a refrigerated lorry and asks 'what else could I do?' A runaway teenager who comes of age on the streets and in abandoned buildings. A student who leaves his war-ravaged country behind because he doesn't want to kill. Each of the thousands of people who come to Europe in search of asylum every year brings a unique story with them. But their stories don't end there • In Lights in the Distance, acclaimed journalist Daniel Trilling draws on years of reporting to build a portrait of the refugee crisis, seen through the eyes of the people who experienced it first-hand. As the European Union has grown, so has a tangled and often violent system designed to filter out unwanted migrants - one that extends from the border into cities

The Other End of the Line is the twenty-fourth darkly humorous Inspector Montalbano mystery from the international bestselling author Andrea Camilleri • In Inspector Montalbano's coastal town of Vigata, a surge of migrants have been coming in by boat, and all the town's hands are on deck to help the arrivals. At the heart of the scene are the police - on the lookout for the people smugglers responsible - and long night-shifts are rendering Inspector Montalbano and his officers exhausted • Then one night, while Montalbano is enduring yet another gruelling stint at the port, a separate crime is committed - unexplained, unexpected, and unpleasant. Elena, the dressmaker at the town's famous tailors, has been found dead - slaughtered by her own scissors

The Dance of the Seagull is the fifteenth darkly humorous adventure starring Inspector Montalbano from bestselling author Andrea Camilleri • Inspector Montalbano is awake at dawn, sitting on his porch, when his attention is caught by a seagull which falls from the sky, performing a strange dance, before lying down to die. Montalbano is perplexed by what he has witnessed and the scene hangs over him like an omen • About to depart for a holiday with his girlfriend Livia, Montalbano makes a quick trip to the police station to tie up loose ends. But when his dear colleague Fazio is discovered missing - and it transpires that the policeman has been involved in his own secret investigations - Montalbano instead launches a desperate search for his lost friend, as time begins to run out… • Navigating a shadowy maze of smuggling, blackmail and the darkest murder, and moving from the docks of Vigata to its deep, dry wells where the mafia hide their terrible crimes, Inspector Montalbano must have his wits about him to unravel this tangled mystery

Rounding the Mark is the seventh darkly humorous novel in Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano series • 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

The perfect book collection for the littlest readers! • Join Igglepiggle and friends to explore shapes and colours and learn your ABCs and how to count! • This Little Learning Library is ideal for all little learners • Inside you'll find four small chunky board books full of In the Night Garden fun, with lots of bold colours, playful text and, of course, your favourite characters from the Night Garden

Победите хандру и оторвите глаза от экранов с помощью этой карманной книги для детей, наполненной фактами, фотографиями и фантастическими местами, и проведите следующие несколько часов с весельем! • Дети будут с радостью искать больше 140 объектов на ночном небе и собирать баллы. Их ждут звезды и созвездия, Луна и затмения – они узнают все о нашей галактике и о ночном небе. Набрав 1000 баллов, юные исследователи смогут получить свой официальный сертификат i-SPY и значок • Книга на английском языке • Beat the boredom and take time out from screens with this pocket-sized book packed with facts, photos and fantastic spots for hours of fun! • Kids will have fun collecting points in the night sky with more than 140 things to find. From stars and constellations to the moon and eclipses, they'll learn all about our galaxy and the sky at night