Inspector Montalbano book 3 · 1996
The Snack Thief
A Tunisian sailor is shot on an Italian fishing boat, and an elderly man is stabbed in a lift in Vigàta on the same day. Montalbano finds the cases are connected, through a small boy who has been stealing snacks.
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Book facts
- Author
- Andrea Camilleri
- Series
- Inspector Montalbano, book 3 of 28
- Published
- 1996
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Vigàta, Sicily
- Characters charted
- 9
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Snack Thief
9 recurring or key characters from Andrea Camilleri’s chart. Introduces François.
Lead 1
- Salvo MontalbanoPolice inspector in Vigàta, Sicily
Major 4
- Mimì AugelloDeputy inspector and womaniser
- Giuseppe FazioInspector Montalbano’s most reliable officer
- Livia BurlandoMontalbano’s girlfriend in Genoa
- FrançoisFirst appearanceTunisian boy Livia wants to adoptMontalbano takes him in
Minor and cameo 4
- Agatino CatarellaDesk officer who mangles every message
- Dr PasquanoIrascible coroner
- AdelinaMontalbano’s housekeeper and cook
- Nicolò ZitoTelevision journalist and Montalbano’s friend
Also featuring these characters
Other Andrea Camilleri books that share the most characters with The Snack Thief.
- The Shape of Water1994 · 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
- Rounding the Mark2003 · Inspector Montalbano · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon