num_pages: 256
description: The Sicilian detective, Inspector Salvo Montalbano, is on the search for the killer of a young woman. Among the suspects are her aging husband, a famous doctor; a shy admirer (now disappeared) and her lover - an antiques dealer from Bologna. However, it is a mysterious, reclusive violinist who holds the key.The fourth in the internationally bestselling series featuring the irresistible Sicilian detective. Inspector Salvo Montalbano, with his compelling mix of humor, cynicism, and compassion, has been compared to Georges Simenon's, Dashiel Hammett's, and Raymond Chandler's legendary detectives. In this latest novel, Montalbano's gruesome discovery of a lovely, naked young woman suffocated in her bed immediately sets him on a search for her killer. Among the suspects are her aging husband, a famous doctor; a shy admirer, now disappeared; an antiques-dealing lover from Bologna; and the victim's friend Anna, whose charms Montalbano cannot help but appreciate. But it is a mysterious, reclusive violinist who holds the key to this murder.
language: English
title: Voice of the Violin
titlecomplete: Voice of the Violin (Inspector Montalbano, #4)
characters: Gallo, Orazio Guttadauro, Mimì Augello, Officer Agatino Catarella, Commissario Salvo Montalbano, Giuseppe Fazio
genres: Audiobook, Detective, Thriller, Crime, Italian Literature, Noir, Italy, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Fiction
ratings_count: 9047
places: Sicily
series: Inspector Montalbano
publisher: Penguin