The paper Moon by Andreas Camilleri

This is the ninth in a series of Inspector Montalbano mysteries. Far be it
from me to give away the plot, but one criticism might be that the
guilty party is more obvious than usual. Nevertheless, Camilleri's
formula works. Montalbano goes about his investigation in his
idiosyncratic manner, taking time for culinary adventures, literary
allusions, and thoughts about women. Overall, reading the book is a
worthwhile and entertaining experience. However, He does seem to be getting more into women in this book and less into food...I am not sure wether to be happy or sad :-)

The patience of the spider by Andrea Camilleri

A kind of sad inspector Montalbano book. There is more of a feeling with this one that he may be retiring soon and his relationship with Livia may be coming to an end, at least the ground has been set.

234 pages in this book and it was by page 80 that I knew what the plot was, though as always, I had to wok my way to the end and very enjoyable it was.

One of my wishes in life would be to have a meal with the inspector in an eatery of his choice.

Bibliography - Andrea Camilleri

Inspector Montalbano

The Shape of Water 2002
The Terra-Cotta Dog 2002
The Snack Thief 2003
Voice of the Violin 2003
The Excursion To Tindari 2005
The Smell of the Night 2005 aka The Scent of the Night
Rounding the Mark 2006
The Patience of the Spider 2007