Standalone novel · 1961
The Day of the Owl
In a Sicilian town, a man is shot dead as he runs for a bus, and Captain Bellodi, a carabinieri officer from the north, investigates against a wall of silence and the power of the Mafia.
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Book facts
- Author
- Leonardo Sciascia
- Series
- Standalone
- Published
- 1961
- Setting
- Set in Sicily
- Characters charted
- 1
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Day of the Owl
1 recurring or key character from Leonardo Sciascia’s chart. Introduces Captain Bellodi.
Lead 1
- Captain BellodiFirst appearanceCarabinieri officer from the north investigating a Mafia killing