Order of Inspector Montalbano Books
Inspector Montalbano is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by Italian author Andrea Camilleri. Montalbano is a Sicilian detective who works for the fictional town of Vigata. Camilleri has referred to Montalbano as a “serial killer of characters,” in reference to how much attention the character requires from the author. The series was adapted into a television series starring Luca Zingaretti.
The Inspector Montalbano series began in Italian in 1994, which was translated into the 2002 novel The Shape of Water. The series is currently ongoing (the series is approximately four novels ahead in Italian). Below is a list of Andrea Camilleri’s Inspector Montalbano books in order of when they were published in English:
Publication Order of Inspector Montalbano Books
The Shape of Water | (1994) | |
The Terra-Cotta Dog | (1996) | |
The Snack Thief | (1996) | |
Voice of the Violin | (1997) | |
Excursion to Tindari | (2000) | |
The Smell of the Night / Scent of the Night | (2001) | |
Rounding the Mark | (2003) | |
The Patience of the Spider | (2004) | |
The Paper Moon | (2005) | |
The Wings of the Sphinx | (2006) | |
August Heat | (2009) | |
The Track of Sand | (2010) | |
The Potter’s Field | (2011) | |
The Age of Doubt | (2012) | |
The Dance of the Seagull | (2013) | |
Treasure Hunt | (2013) | |
Montalbano’s First Case and Other Stories | (2013) | |
Angelica’s Smile | (2014) | |
Game of Mirrors | (2015) | |
A Beam of Light / A Blade of Light | (2015) | |
A Voice in the Night | (2016) | |
A Nest of Vipers | (2017) | |
The Pyramid of Mud | (2018) | |
Death at Sea | (2018) | |
The Overnight Kidnapper | (2019) | |
The Other End of the Line | (2019) | |
The Safety Net | (2020) | |
The Sicilian Method | (2020) | |
The Cook of the Halcyon | (2021) | |
Riccardino | (2021) |
Chronological Order of Inspector Montalbano Books
Montalbano’s First Case and Other Stories | (2013) | Death at Sea | (2018) | The Shape of Water | (1994) | The Terra-Cotta Dog | (1996) | The Snack Thief | (1996) | Voice of the Violin | (1997) | Excursion to Tindari | (2000) | The Smell of the Night / Scent of the Night | (2001) | Rounding the Mark | (2003) | The Patience of the Spider | (2004) | The Paper Moon | (2005) | August Heat | (2009) | The Wings of the Sphinx | (2006) | The Track of Sand | (2010) | The Potter’s Field | (2011) | The Age of Doubt | (2012) | The Dance of the Seagull | (2013) | Treasure Hunt | (2013) | Angelica’s Smile | (2014) | Game of Mirrors | (2015) | A Beam of Light / A Blade of Light | (2015) | A Voice in the Night | (2016) | A Nest of Vipers | (2017) | The Pyramid of Mud | (2018) | The Overnight Kidnapper | (2019) | The Other End of the Line | (2019) | The Safety Net | (2020) | The Sicilian Method | (2020) | The Cook of the Halcyon | (2021) | Riccardino | (2021) |
Notes: The years listed are when the Inspector Montalbano novels were released in English form. The Smell of the Night is also known as The Scent of the Night. The series is translated by Stephen Sartarelli.