The Patience of the Spider (orig. Italian La pazienza del ragno) is a 2004 novel by Andrea Camilleri, translated into English in 2007 by Stephen Sartarelli. It is the eighth novel in the internationally popular Inspector Montalbano series.
 First edition (Italy) | |
| Author | Andrea Camilleri |
|---|---|
| Original title | La pazienza del ragno |
| Translator | Stephen Sartarelli |
| Language | Italian/Sicilian |
| Series | Inspector Salvo Montalbano, #8 |
| Genre | Crime, Mystery novel |
| Publisher | Macmillan/Picador |
Publication date | 30 September 2004 |
| Publication place | Italy, Sicily |
Published in English | 2007 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-14-311203-7 (Eng. trans.) |
| OCLC | 70294723 |
| LC Class | PQ4863.A3894 G36813 2006 |
| Preceded by | Rounding the Mark |
| Followed by | The Paper Moon |
Set once again in Sicily, The Patience of the Spider pits Inspector Montalbano against his greatest foe yet: the weight of his own years. Still recovering from the gunshot wound he suffered in Rounding the Mark, he must overcome self-imposed seclusion and waxing self-doubt to penetrate a web of hatred and secrets in pursuit of the strangest culprit he's ever hunted.
References
edit- "The Patience of the Spider: An Inspector Montalbano Mystery". Publishers Weekly. 26 March 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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