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Il cane di terracotta
Il cane di terracotta | Andrea Camilleri
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Le informazioni di un pentito su un traffico d'armi portano il commissario Montalbano a scoprire in una grotta dietro una finta parete, due cadaveri abbandonati da oltre cinquanta anni. Montalbano si trova cos a svolgere due indagini: la prima su una pericolosa cosca mafiosa, l'altra, per lui pi appassionante, su un delitto compiuto nel 1943 durante i confusi giorni che precedono lo sbarco americano in Sicilia. Pubblicato nel 1996, Il cane di terracotta il romanzo poliziesco che ha reso famoso Camilleri.
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EadieB
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#TheTerracottaDog #AndreaCamilleri #WinterReadathon

The Terracotta Dog, the second book in Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano series, opens with a mysterious tête-à-tête with a Mafioso, some inexplicably abandoned loot from a supermarket heist, and some dying words that lead Inspector Montalbano to a secret grotto in a mountain cave where two young lovers dead fifty years and still embracing are watched over by a life-size terracotta dog.

EadieB Montalbano's passion to solve this old crime takes him, heedless of personal danger, on a journey through the island's past and into a family's dark heart amid the horrors of World War II.
This one is better than the first book even though I gave the first book 5 stars. I loved this book. It was a great story and the characters were quite unique. The plot was good and trying to figure out who placed the bodies in the cave was interesting.
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EadieB I love Montalbano and all his humorous antics and phrases. The Terracotta Dog is followed by the third title in this satirical and humorous series, The Snack Thief. I am really looking forward to the next installment. If you love humor with mystery then you will love these books. 1y
EadieB Book read - 20 pts Santa, Cards, December, winter, holiday, nativity- 30 pts Total pts - 150 #BookSpinBingo (edited) 1y
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DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 1y
Andrew65 Love these books so quirky and unique. 🎄🎄🎄 1y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
EadieB @Andrew65 Yes they are great! 1y
kspenmoll I love this series, plus the covers are wonderful! 1y
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andrew61
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I noticed on GR that I rd bk1 of series in 2012 so #24B4Monday seemed a gr8 reason to read a page turner & it certainly was that as montaldo faces 2 threads, a supermarket robbery +gun smuggling, as well as 2 bodies which hark back to ww2 in a curious burial rite. Plus a gangster on the run handing himself over to the inspector. He is a great character but the description of food + drink had me yearning for a glass of red in a sea front cafe.

Cathythoughts A glass of red in a seafront cafe sounds 👌🏻 great jigsaw 3y
Tanisha_A @Cathythoughts Oh that would be perfect, Cathy! 🍷 3y
CarolynM Love Inspector Montalbano💕 3y
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andrew61
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#24B4Monday
In honour of @Andrew65 who i think ranks this series very highly i at long last am starting book 2 after many years. I think it may be because I'm never keen on two books in volume 1.
I am 4 hours 45 mins into the challenge and just finished my last bk which I will post about later.

Cathythoughts Go Andrew 🥳wooohooo 3y
Andrew65 Great series and only gets better as you get to know the characters and Montalbano‘s quirky character. Know @crazeedi loves it too. A good start 👏👏👏 3y
Crazeedi @andrew61 you will enjoy it more and more! If you can find the audiobooks, I definitely recommend, I listened to a bunch on audio and the reader was excellent! All the characters quirks were enhanced 3y
Crazeedi @Andrew65 you know my all time fave series!! 3y
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kspenmoll
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#audiobook #StarCrossedLovers #InspectorMontalbano #book2
While listening to this I wished I had the book to capture the author‘s writing & some of the descriptions of Sicily, its food, its cafes, its streets, its countryside, its characters. Thank you Diane @Crazeedi for introducing & encouraging me to read this series. I am in love!!! ❤️📚🥰

Crazeedi I listened to the first 17 and read the rest as physical books. I have to say I maybe agree with you somewhat, but I'm very glad I listened to some, because I hear the voices of the characters and the correct pronunciations . Both ways are great. I will eventually read this series again, and I never do that, but I just love it 4y
Crazeedi @andrew65 another one joins our group! @kspenmoll Andrew turned me on to this series!! 4y
Andrew65 I love it when others find this great series. Good for a translated book for any challenges too. Welcome to the fan club @kspenmoll @Crazeedi 4y
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kspenmoll
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#weeklyreport

Finished:
The Glass Room #ReadingEurope2020 #United Kingdom
Emily of the New Moon #childrensclassicread2020 💕💕
Terra Cotta Dog #audiobook
A June of Ordinary Murders #historicalmystery

Cinfhen Yay!! You finished Emma 💜did you enjoy it??? 4y
Librarybelle Looks like a good week! 4y
kspenmoll @Cinfhen Absolutely loved it! 4y
TheBookHippie Yay!!! 💜📖 4y
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Crazeedi
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4⭐ Second in the Montalbano series. 2 lovers are found in a secret cave, dead for 50 years. The cave was hidden behind another cave full of weapons. So the mystery, who put them there, with a few coins in a bowl, a pitcher of water and a terra cotta dog watching over them. Montalbano is on the case, he wont rest till he solves the mystery. Excellent!!

Andrew65 This was possibly my least favourite one in the series. Glad to see you are enjoying them. (edited) 5y
Crazeedi @Andrew65 I liked it because he was deciphering the past. 5y
Crazeedi @Andrew65 I'm doing audiobooks because thats all the library has. It's not quite as good in one way since I'm not seeing some of the Italian, but I'm hearing the correct pronunciation of those words!!🙂 5y
Andrew65 @Crazeedi Be great for the names (!!) and pronunciations. 5y
Crazeedi @Andrew65 yes! And the next in the series is audio too, just downloaded it!! 5y
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Crazeedi
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This is my audio book! 2nd in the series. @TheSpineView #SeriesRead
@Andrew65 I'm listening to them! Thanks for recommending this author!!

Andrew65 Great to hear you are enjoying them. They are like my wider family and misc them when I do not spend time with them. 5y
TheSpineView 😊😊 5y
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Booksnchill
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RIP to Andrea Camilleri.

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Astroneman
Terra-Cotta Dog | Andrea Camilleri
TheEllieMo 😥 5y
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bookwrm526
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This was my #LetterT for #LitsyAtoZ in translation. I am still really enjoying this series - quick reads, good on audio, and funny despite the dark material.

rretzler 😻 5y
Soubhiville Oh my gosh, your kitty looks so much like one I had 20+ years ago! His name was Brandon, he was so sweet but incredibly loud! 5y
bookwrm526 @Soubhiville his name is Hansa the Suncat, he‘s not so sweet but he‘s gotten louder as he got older lol 5y
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AppuNthebooks
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Sitting pretty like a Martian with a mud-pack on my face. It‘s only apt that I pick this book from the TBR. #unwind #Sunday #mysteries

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Redy2trvl
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Not what I expected, but once I adjusted my expectation, I really enjoyed it! The writing style is very masculine and it took me a bit to get used to it. Very much a story within a story. Fun and fast, and I will read the other books in the series.

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Redy2trvl
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So what do you do when when you've been working like crazy for 2 months, and your body finally gives out? You get comfort treats, drugs and restart a fun book that you started at the end of January. My own personal #bookpartyofone.

melrailey I think my body is giving out on me right now. One would think that with the long weekend I could recuperate but I realized last night I have almost every hour booked. Yikes! 7y
Redy2trvl @melrailey Honestly, I am home today so I can enjoy the weekend!!!! 7y
Vbrrgirl Feel better and bravo on the pecan swirls - ❤them! 7y
DebinHawaii Hope you get rested up today! 💜 7y
Redy2trvl @Vbrrgirl @DebinHawaii Thank you for the kind words. I'm on day 3 of this junk, but starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. 7y
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Redy2trvl
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The last two weeks have been really busy, and my reading time was nada. I think I will sneak in an hour before we head out to watch "the game." I love a good mystery.

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myers85
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Finished this incredibly fun book tonight. I will definitely be returning to this fantastic series of books soon.

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Meganbub
The Terra-Cotta Dog | Andrea Camilleri
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Not sure if it was because it's an ebook or a translation but some of the translations seemed jumbled and a little hard to follow. Also a bit of a mix of which crime to focus on till the back half. Overall I loved that it was set in Italy and the final reveal was rather heartwarming even despite the horror behind it.

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HardcoverHearts
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I have found my sweet spot with audiobooks, I think. It's in series- murder series, fantasy series, sci-fi series. When it's a series I can drift off and not really lose too many key details. This is the second in a series set in Sicily with a cranky, sneaky, introvert of a detective who takes on crime in his town. It's not a cozy murder series, by any means. I love the little Italian cultural details that appear in the translation.

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myers85
The Terracotta Dog | Andrea Camilleri

Just started the second Inspector Montalbano book. Love Camilleri's characters and the feel of Italy he presents.

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Meganbub
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Keeping in the crime genre! This has been on my Amazon wish list for years - decided to make a project of reading through the list starting with the oldest items!

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