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Character · Vigàta · 28 books

Adelina

Montalbano’s housekeeper and cook · Andrea Camilleri

Adelina is Montalbano’s housekeeper, whose wonderful cooking he finds waiting for him in the fridge and oven.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Shape of Water (1994)
Latest appearance
Riccardino (2020)
Books
28 (28 minor)
Series
Inspector Montalbano
Author
Andrea Camilleri
Circle
Vigàta

Where to meet Adelina

Adelina first appears in The Shape of Water (1994), in a minor role, book 1 of the Inspector Montalbano series.

Buy The Shape of Water

Every book with Adelina

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1994·The Shape of Waterminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  2. 1996·The Terra-Cotta Dogminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  3. 1996·The Snack Thiefminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  4. 1997·The Voice of the Violinminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  5. 2000·Excursion to Tindariminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  6. 2001·The Smell of the Nightminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  7. 2003·Rounding the Markminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  8. 2004·The Patience of the Spiderminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  9. 2005·The Paper Moonminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  10. 2006·August Heatminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  11. 2006·The Wings of the Sphinxminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  12. 2007·The Track of Sandminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  13. 2008·The Potter’s Fieldminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  14. 2008·The Age of Doubtminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  15. 2009·The Dance of the Seagullminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  16. 2010·The Treasure Huntminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  17. 2010·Angelica’s Smileminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  18. 2011·Game of Mirrorsminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  19. 2012·A Beam of Lightminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  20. 2012·A Voice in the Nightminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  21. 2013·A Nest of Vipersminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  22. 2014·The Pyramid of Mudminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  23. 2015·The Overnight Kidnapperminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  24. 2016·The Other End of the Lineminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  25. 2017·The Safety Netminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  26. 2017·The Sicilian Methodminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  27. 2019·The Cook of the Halcyonminor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy
  28. 2020·Riccardinominor role · Inspector MontalbanoBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Agatino CatarellaDesk officer who mangles every message28
Dr PasquanoIrascible coroner28
Giuseppe FazioInspector Montalbano’s most reliable officer28
Livia BurlandoMontalbano’s girlfriend in Genoa28
Mimì AugelloDeputy inspector and womaniser28
Nicolò ZitoTelevision journalist and Montalbano’s friend28