Prequel to the international bestselling Inspector Montalbano series. Montalbano is thirty-five years old and still a bit naïve—and there are plenty of criminals ready to take advantage of his inexperience. Montalbano’s First Case details our hero’s early years as a deputy inspector. While the story involves no bloody crimes, devoted readers are sure to find the scenes and sensations—not to mention the dose of spine-chilling suspense—that they have come to expect from Andrea Camilleri.