Informationen zum Autor Jeff Lindsay is the New York Times bestselling author of the Dexter novels, which debuted in 2004 with Darkly Dreaming Dexter. They are the basis of the hit Showtime and CBS series Dexter . He lives in South Florida with his family. Find out more at www.dexter-books.com or follow him on Twitter @dexterjeff Klappentext 'Mr Cipolla, you have two roads before you: on the one hand, thirty years for premeditated murder, and on the other, a few short years for manslaughter and illegal posses­sion of a handgun. The decision is yours. I repeat: what else did Sidoti throw into the sea?' From the title story, 'Death at Sea', in which an alleged manslaughter upon a fishing trawler leads Inspector Montalbano to uncover an even more sinister crime, Andrea Camilleri takes his readers through eight cunning cases from the Vigàtan police files. The mysteries include an arson attack on a hotel that places the distraught owner as the chief suspect; the intriguing case of a woman who disappeared with a million lire in her handbag; and a threat on Montalbano's own life, as an anonymous motorcyclist takes a shot at the detective. Featuring plots adapted for BBC4's Inspector Montalbano series, this collection of short stories is the perfect introduction to one of Europe's greatest crime writers. 'Among the most exquisitely crafted pieces of crime writing available today . . . simply superb' Sunday Times Zusammenfassung No rest for the wicked - the serial killer with a heart is back . . . Inhaltsverzeichnis Section - 1: Room Number TwoSection - 2: Double InvestigationSection - 3: Death at SeaSection - 4: The Stolen MessageSection - 5: The TransactionSection - 6: Standard ProcedureSection - 7: The ApricotSection - 8: The Honest Thief

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Jeff Lindsay is the New York Times bestselling author of the Dexter novels, which debuted in 2004 with Darkly Dreaming Dexter. They are the basis of the hit Showtime and CBS series Dexter. He lives in South Florida with his family.

Find out more at www.dexter-books.com or follow him on Twitter @dexterjeff

Klappentext

'Mr Cipolla, you have two roads before you: on the one hand, thirty years for premeditated murder, and on the other, a few short years for manslaughter and illegal posses­sion of a handgun. The decision is yours. I repeat: what else did Sidoti throw into the sea?'

From the title story, 'Death at Sea', in which an alleged manslaughter upon a fishing trawler leads Inspector Montalbano to uncover an even more sinister crime, Andrea Camilleri takes his readers through eight cunning cases from the Vigàtan police files.

The mysteries include an arson attack on a hotel that places the distraught owner as the chief suspect; the intriguing case of a woman who disappeared with a million lire in her handbag; and a threat on Montalbano's own life, as an anonymous motorcyclist takes a shot at the detective.

Featuring plots adapted for BBC4's Inspector Montalbano series, this collection of short stories is the perfect introduction to one of Europe's greatest crime writers.

'Among the most exquisitely crafted pieces of crime writing available today . . . simply superb' Sunday Times

Zusammenfassung
No rest for the wicked - the serial killer with a heart is back . . .

Inhalt

• Section - 1: Room Number Two
• Section - 2: Double Investigation
• Section - 3: Death at Sea
• Section - 4: The Stolen Message
• Section - 5: The Transaction
• Section - 6: Standard Procedure
• Section - 7: The Apricot
• Section - 8: The Honest Thief