A Nest of Vipers is the twenty-first novel in Andrea Camilleri's irresistible Inspector Montalbano series.
Quite a family, you had to admit! A nest of vipers might be a better description . . .
On what should be a quiet Sunday morning, Inspector Montalbano is called to a murder scene on the Sicilian coast. A man has discovered his father dead in his Vigàtan beach house: his body slumped on the dining room floor, his morning coffee spilt across the table, and a single gunshot wound at the base of his skull.
First appearances point to the son having the most to gain from his father's untimely death, a notion his sister can't help but reinforce. But when Montalbano delves deeper into the case, and learns of the dishonourable life the victim led, it soon becomes clear half of Vigàta has a motive for his murder and this won't be as simple as the Inspector had once hoped . . .
A Nest of Vipers is followed by the twenty-second gripping mystery, The Pyramid of Mud.
Andrea Camilleri è nato a Porto Empedocle (Agrigento) il 6 settembre 1925. Per tutta la sua vita, nonostante il suo grande attaccamento con la Sicilia, vivrà a Roma, dove muore il 17 luglio 2019.
Frequenta il liceo classico Empedocle di Agrigento senza conseguire la maturità poiché nel maggio del 1943 con lo sbarco in Sicilia delle forze alleate fu deciso di non svolgere gli esami e che sarebbe valso il solo scrutinio.
Il periodo della guerra è ricordato da Camilleri attraverso aneddoti che &