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2000s: When you enter a game of mirrors, who knows what you will see?
Game of Mirrors (Montalbano 18)
What you need to know before your trail
Montalbano comes to the aid of his new neighbour, Liliana Lombardo one day as she suspects that someone has been tampering with her car. Montalbano tries to help her as best he can but soon finds out that she’s going to need a lot more help than just with her car. She seems very vague when talking about her husband and she’s definitely hiding something.
But is Liliana’s growing interest in Montalbano simply a product of the detective’s innate charm? Or is she trying to lead him astray – and into trouble?
If he doesn’t have enough to keep him busy with Liliana, he finds himself drawn into another mystery when a bomb explodes outside an empty warehouse in Vigàta. Why was the bomb left there of all places and who was meant to find it?
There is definately a game of mirrors being played out here and so many options to get lost in the confusing mirages.
Travel Guide
Vigata or Porto Empedocle?
Vigata may be fictional but it is said to be inspired by Porto Empedocle where the author’s childhood home was.
As with the other Montalbano novels, the author states – ‘As is obvious, the names of …. streets, hotels etc are entirely fictitious and make no reference to reality’. What a shame.
Marinella
Salvo has a new neighbour in the seaside village of Marinella, right on the beach. The beach and area around the coast is stunning and a great place to live but this newcomer is both spoiling and adding to the view as well as the gossip. Fancy a newcomer living like this in a village which up until now has been rather sedate….well not really but full of locals at least.
Liliana Lombardo already has one lover and now she wants the police inspector we all know and love. You may even feel quite protective of him as who is this new woman on the scene and what does she want with our beloved Montalbano?
Via Roma
Via Roma – a street through the town where the literary Salvo Montalbano likes to stop at his favourite Caffè Albanese – the real Albanese has changed its name to Bar Vigata. Just down the road, leaning on a lamppost, is a statue of the inspector with a full head of hair and bushy moustache!
Sicily and Food
The gourmand parts are always mouthwatering and are as charming and unique as the landscape and characters. The food is used here to entice Montalbano and his lady friend. Could it be a trap?
“Would she be coming to eat the arancini as she’d promised?”
“For the second course she’s prepared two slices of beef in a hot sauce that he’d never tasted before. The sauce called for more wine…”
Streetview Maps
A) Italy - Porto Empedocle harbour
D) Italy - Porto Empedocle - Piazza Italia
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: Game of Mirrors (Montalbano 18)
Author/ Guide: Andrea Camilleri Destination: Sicily (fictional Vigata) Departure Time: 2000s
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