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title: "The Paper Moon (The Inspector Montalbano Mysteries Book 9)"
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# The Paper Moon (The Inspector Montalbano Mysteries Book 9)

**Brand:** andrea camilleri
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        			&apos;A cold twisted tale of love and exploitation at its heart, but Montalbano...[is]the perfect counterweight to its darkness.&apos; -- The Times 
				    	
					
        		
        		
        	
        
        	
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        			Inspector Montalbano returns for another delicious mystery.
				    	
					
        		
        		
        	
        
                
        
        
            
            
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Worrying
*by A***L on 6 April 2018*

I am worried about Montalbano, with him becoming seriously worried about the onset of old age, worried about the possible onset of Alzheimer's disease (especially when he cannot remember the word Alzheimer), thinking of starting to make notes when interviewing witnesses and suspects, being nice to Mimi (warning him about walking into a political trap and allowing him to take the credit for solving a major crime solved by Montalbano himself), thanking people (including Catarella and Fazio), not having any major bust-ups with Livia and, apparently, being off his food a bit (he only has a handful of blowouts and one of those is based on "foreign" food - Swedish pickled herrings); but, however, there are at least another thirteen books to go, so things cannot be too bad.Amidst it all, Montalbano picks his way down the complex and convoluted trail and gets the job done.Some reviewers point out that this is a bit "same old, same old" but it is a thoroughly enjoyable, light, easy to read same old, from a consummate storyteller and so, for me, it does.This time we are left with two big questions: first, the usual one of whether or not he will ever marry Livia, and second, the new one, of what the Commissioner wants to see Montalbano about.

### ⭐⭐⭐ Too much in the sun
*by O***E on 24 June 2017*

"...a dreadful script from a B-movie of the erotic-crime genre," is how Mr Camilleri refers to one scene. It is unfair to extrapolate this quote to describe the whole novel but at times it strays awfully close.This is the ninth in the series and some of the running gags are now running out of steam. There are scenes shortly after the discovery of the victim that would embarrass the audience at a Brian Rix farce. For the second novel in a row the plotting is becoming unbelievable; are the Sicilian police so short of cryptologists that the guileless Catarella is the best option?Montalbano as 'lone wolf' is in danger of becoming a parody, as is the one-to-one, tell-all, denouement. The opening musings of the novel focus yet again on whether he is losing his memory, fitness, attractiveness or intelligence. The book had a gratuitously, sexually over-heated, feel that may trouble some readers.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ More marvellous Montalbano
*by R***A on 8 March 2015*

In another excellent episode the wonderful Montalbano continues to worry about getting older while struggling with his propensity to attract dangerous women... Catarella almost has a computer-related breakdown... and Italian government bureaucracy is at its most  bureaucratic.This series considers to deliver even though this is number 8: the plot does admittedly rely on Montalbano being surprisingly obtuse (the ‘paper moon’ of the title) but that doesn’t detract at all from the sheer enjoyment of these books.Camilleri’s real strength is in the characterfulness of these books: when crime fiction is awash with the same old tired characters/plots/moods, this series genuinely stands out: the books are sardonic, sometimes almost despairing, never shy away from tragedy and things that generate righteous anger, and yet at the same time they’re warm and full of life and laughter, a difficult balancing act that Camilleri manages with ease. It’s best to start at the beginning of the series and work your way forward – I’m rationing myself so that I don’t run out too fast.

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