heartsicilian

In this book, Montalbano, who lives in a house on the beach finds a dead horse in front of his home. Worse, the horse appears to have been murdered brutally. After making a cursory inspection, when Montalbano goes to get his officers out so they can make a thorough investigation, the carcass disappears.In the next couple of days 2 people file police reports about missing horses - one is a famous equestrian Rachel Esterman, and the second is one of the richest men in Italy Saverio Lo Duca. Then, as Montalbano ponders the mystery, his home is broken into. Not much is taken, so Montalbano realises that this is a warning; (and to put it pun-nily)someone desperately wants him off the horse's tail . . . Montalbano is also quick-thinking and wily, and the reason why I would read the other books in the series. The events in this book move fast, and the almost benign mystery of two missing horses turns into something more sinister as Montalbano gets deeper into his investigation. The translation has some peculiar turns of phrase (eg. setting fire to a cigarette) but the flavor of the original book and it's feisty people comes through even in this. I quite enjoyed "The track of sand". Full review, here.

2022-10-21 05:28