Inspector Montalbano book 1 · 1994
The Shape of Water
A prominent engineer and politician is found dead in his car in the Pasture, a rubbish-strewn spot outside Vigàta used by prostitutes and drug dealers. Everyone wants to call it natural causes, but Inspector Montalbano is not satisfied.
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Book facts
- Author
- Andrea Camilleri
- Series
- Inspector Montalbano, book 1 of 28
- Published
- 1994
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Vigàta, Sicily
- Characters charted
- 8
- Chart confidence
- High
The Shape of Water on screen
- Inspector Montalbano (1999–2021, series, RAI). Luca Zingaretti plays the food-loving Sicilian commissario in feature-length episodes, filmed among the baroque towns and beaches of south-east Sicily.
Who is in The Shape of Water
8 recurring or key characters from Andrea Camilleri’s chart. Introduces Salvo Montalbano, Mimì Augello, Giuseppe Fazio, Agatino Catarella and 4 more.
Lead 1
- Salvo MontalbanoFirst appearancePolice inspector in Vigàta, Sicily
Major 3
- Mimì AugelloFirst appearanceDeputy inspector and womaniser
- Giuseppe FazioFirst appearanceInspector Montalbano’s most reliable officer
- Livia BurlandoFirst appearanceMontalbano’s girlfriend in Genoa
Minor and cameo 4
- Agatino CatarellaFirst appearanceDesk officer who mangles every message
- Dr PasquanoFirst appearanceIrascible coroner
- AdelinaFirst appearanceMontalbano’s housekeeper and cook
- Nicolò ZitoFirst appearanceTelevision journalist and Montalbano’s friend
Also featuring these characters
Other Andrea Camilleri books that share the most characters with The Shape of Water.
- The Snack Thief1996 · Inspector Montalbano · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Voice of the Violin1997 · Inspector Montalbano · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Excursion to Tindari2000 · Inspector Montalbano · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Smell of the Night2001 · Inspector Montalbano · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon