{"product_id":"9781529053371","title":"The Cook of the Halcyon","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Andrea Camilleri\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSicily\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 16 September 2021 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Inspector Montalbano mysteries' series.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 196 x 21mm | 200g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cook of the Halcyon is the penultimate novel in the Inspector Montalbano mystery series from the master of Sicilian crime, Andrea Camilleri.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoments later the all-white schooner, which looked like a hospital ship, began to pass ever so slowly before him, as if wanting to show itself off in all its beauty. The name on the prow said: Halcyon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo deaths â€“ the suicide of a recently fired worker and the murder of an unscrupulous businessman â€“ lead Inspector Montalbano to the Halcyon, a mysterious ship that visits VigÃ taâ€™s port each day. With very few crewmen, no passengers, and a stern large enough to land a helicopter, it piques the Inspectorâ€™s interest straight away. In the midst of this, a rare trip to Genoa to visit Livia ends with the VigÃ ta police department in disarray, and Inspector Montalbanoâ€™s position as the head of the commissariat in jeopardy. It will be up to Montalbano to fix the damage done.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrea Camilleri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64839148962141,"sku":"9781529053371","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9781529053371.jpg?v=1780057457","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9781529053371","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}