The Track of Sand

The Track of Sand

264 pages
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Published: 1 Jan 2007
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ISBN: 9780143117933

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

Publication date: 26 October 2010

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Who would dare break into the home of the famous Inspector Montalbano?
Inspector Salvatore Montalbano wakes from strange dreams to find a gruesomely bludgeoned horse carcass in front of his seaside home. When his men come to investigate, the carcass disappears, leaving only a trail in the sand. Before long, two people report missing horses—Rachele, a champion equestrian, and Lo Duca, one of the richest men in Sicily. Then Montalbano’s home is broken into and ransacked and he is certain that the crimes are linked. As he negotiates the glittering underworld of legitimate horseracing and the Mafia's connection to it, the scrupulous and melancholy Montalbano is aided by his unorthodox methods, melancholy self-reflection, and love of good food.