The Safety Net by Andrea Camilleri is the 25th book in the Inspector Montalbano mystery series. I enjoy the characters, the plots, the food desctiptions... I always look forward to reading the next one.
from the back of the book:
Vigata is bustling as the new filming location for a Swedish television series set in 1950. In the production frenzy, the director asks the locals to track down movies and vintage photos to faithfully re-create the town's atmosphere at that time. While rummaging in the attic of his house, Ernesto Sabatello finds a collection of films shot by his father from 1958 to 1963, always on the same day, March 27, and always the same shot: the outside wall of a country house.Publishers Weekly has a positive review. Kirkus Reviews concludes, "Both darker and more absurd than previous romps, the latest Montalbano is a bracing cautionary tale."
Montalbano hears the story and, intrigued, begins to investigate its meaning. Meanwhile, a middle school is threatened by a group of armed men, and a closer look at the situation finds Montalbano considering the students as suspects, forcing him to delve into the online world of social media for answers.
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That is a lot of books to a series! I thought the Dragonriders of Pern series was long with 23 books!
ReplyDeleteI remember the point at which I finally tired of Pern lol There are a lot of them. They ruined me for dragons, though. Now, unless it's an actual fairy tale book, I avoid books with dragons on the cover.
DeleteI wish someone would bring the Pern books to film.
DeleteI'd watch those. You'd think there'd be a market for a mini-series.
Delete...Trump did a fine job of dismantling this countries social safety net.
ReplyDeletewhat little safety net we had... Republicans have devoted themselves to refusing to provide safety nets since Reagan. Mean-spirited sods.
DeleteI agree with you and Tom.
ReplyDeleteWhy do they want people to starve in the streets? the heartless bastards :(
DeleteEvery time I read a review of one of those books, I want to rush out and find it. Sadly, that isn't possible. Social media can be the bane of our existence or welcoming company. I stick with blogging, but I still want to visit Inspector Montalbano's world.
ReplyDeleteI miss the used book stores! For me social media (which for me is blogging, FB, and Twitter) are joys in my life. They're about the only social contact I have. I love both the like-minded sharing and the raging arguments :)
DeleteBut I'd love to travel the world :)
I can't "do" FB or twitter, but now that Trump has been banned from both, they might be a bit more pleasant to visit.
DeleteTrump fans are remarkably silent in my online world. They're gathering up and pulling away. They who were so loud about how they'd show us and how us "demoncrats" are all baby-killing communists and socialists. To get to unity we're gonna hafta be willing to work with folks who disagree with us. They are unwilling to make that attempt.
DeleteYou've written about these before. I still haven't read any. One of these days. And I read the comments about safety nets. What I want to know is why so many people who need these safety nets always vote republican?
ReplyDeleteOh, that question: "why so many people who need these safety nets always vote republican?" puzzles many of us. Willful ignorance is powerful. (I'm trying CJ's instructions on leaving a link in comments. This link goes to a dictionary page.)
DeleteI've read many of the Camilleri books, though the most recent one I read (not the one you blogged) was a bit disappointing. He started to write them incredibly late in life, and then lived long enough to write a huge number of them -- amazing!
ReplyDeletebe safe... mae at maefood.blogspot.com
I'm amazed he got so many written!
DeleteI love this series! Valerie
ReplyDeleteI'll miss them, but I can always do a re-read :)
DeleteI've never read any books in this series but it really sounds like one I would enjoy. Thanks for the recommendation and info! On the list!
ReplyDeleteI came across a couple of these cheap in a used book store years ago. I do really miss used book stores :(
DeleteEddie and I enjoy watching Inspector Montalbano on TV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspector_Montalbano_(TV_series)
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
I looked for the series, but it's not available unless we subscribe to yet another premium channel :(
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