La forma de l'aigua

Synopsis of La forma de l'aigua

«La forma de l'aigua» is the crime novel by Andrea Camilleri, published by labutxaca in paperback (208 pages, in Catalan).

The corpse of a politician and businessman is found in a deprived neighbourhood of Sicily, in circumstances pointing to a sexual encounter and a possible heart attack. Montalbano investigates the political and sexual plot behind the death, involving a mafia lawyer, a political rival, the victim's son, a Swedish woman, a rally driver and a deceased nephew.

First novel in the Inspector Montalbano series. Catalan translation by Xavier Riu Camps. Originally published in 1994 under the title «La forma dell’acqua».

For crime fiction readers and for those who want to start the Montalbano series from its first instalment.