The third episode took place when Montalbano, after an inconsequential car incident, picks up a passenger from a luxury car who turns out to be another stunning woman on her way to Trincanato’s house. However, the curious thing is that Giovanni Trincanato went to fetch her at the police station. Mimì Augello manages to convince her that the case was more appropriate for the American Consulate in Vigàta to handle, if it exists, since that was the nationality of the victim, and there the incident ended. While one man tried to snatch her purse, another had the audacity to touch her ass. She did not come to report a robbery but an outrage.
Soon after, a stunning woman came to the police station to file a complaint. The fact that Trincanato does not appear to be affected by the suicide of his former employee infuriates Montalbano to the point that he ended up slapping him. Therefore, it is not surprising that between Giovanni and the sudden economic crisis, the factory is on the verge of bankruptcy. The owner turned out to be one Giovanni Trincanato who, having inherited the business from his father, was only interested in women and gambling. The first incident took place in a shipyard in which a recently laid off worker committed suicide. My Take: The story revolves around a series of unrelated events, at least in appearance. It will be up to Montalbano to fix the damage done. In the midst of this, a rare trip to Genoa to visit Livia ends with the Vigàta police department in disarray, and Inspector Montalbano’s position as the head of the commissariat in jeopardy.
With very few crewmen, no passengers, and a stern large enough to land a helicopter, it piques the Inspector’s interest straight away. Two deaths – the suicide of a recently fired worker and the murder of an unscrupulous businessman – lead Inspector Montalbano to the Halcyon, a mysterious ship that visits Vigàta’s port each day. Moments 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. Synopsis: The Cook of the Halcyon is the penultimate novel in the Inspector Montalbano mystery series from the master of Sicilian crime, Andrea Camilleri. Translated by Stephen Sartarelli in 2021. Originally published in Italian in 2019 as Il cuoco dell’Alcyon by Sellerio Editore. Desplazarse hacia abajo para ver la versión en español
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