August Heat

Local Description

2009, First edition, first printing. A very good copy with light bumping of the top corners and a gift inscription on the half title page. The d/w is unclipped and near fine.

Description

Montalbano quickly slammed the trunk shut and sat down on top of it. When the beam from Livia's torch shone on his face, he automatically smiled. 'What's in the trunk?' Livia asked. 'Nothing. It's empty'. How could he possibly have told her there was a corpse inside?

Awards

Shortlisted for CWA International Dagger 2010.

Reviews

aA fascinating survey of the digital age [and] an eye-opening paean to possibility.aa"The Boston Globe" aDrawing from anthropology, economic theory, and keen observation, [Shirky] makes a strong case that new communications tools are making once-impossible forms of group action possible . . . [An] extraordinarily perceptive new book.a a"Minneapolis Star Tribune"

Author description

Andrea Camilleri is one of Italy's most famous contemporary writers. His Montalbano series has been adapted for Italian television and translated into nine languages. He lives in Rome.