Inspector Montalbano book 2 · 1996
The Terra-Cotta Dog
A tip-off leads Montalbano to a cave full of weapons, and behind it a hidden chamber holding the bodies of two young lovers from the Second World War, guarded by a terracotta dog.
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Book facts
- Author
- Andrea Camilleri
- Series
- Inspector Montalbano, book 2 of 28
- Published
- 1996
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Vigàta, Sicily
- Characters charted
- 8
- Chart confidence
- High
The Terra-Cotta Dog 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 Terra-Cotta Dog
8 recurring or key characters from Andrea Camilleri’s chart.
Lead 1
- Salvo MontalbanoPolice inspector in Vigàta, Sicily
Major 3
- Mimì AugelloDeputy inspector and womaniser
- Giuseppe FazioInspector Montalbano’s most reliable officer
- Livia BurlandoMontalbano’s girlfriend in Genoa
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 Terra-Cotta Dog.
- 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
- Rounding the Mark2003 · Inspector Montalbano · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon