Hunting Season

By Andrea Camilleri

Book Overview

From internationally bestselling author Andrea Camilleri, a brilliant, bawdy comedy that will surprise even the most die-hard Montalbano fans In 1880s Vigàta, a stranger comes to town to open a pharmacy. Fofò turns out to be the son of a man legendary for having a magic garden stocked with plants, fruits, and vegetables that could cure any ailment--a man who was found murdered years ago. Fofò escaped, but now has reappeared looking to make his fortune and soon finds himself mixed up in the dealings of a philandering local marchese set on producing an heir. An absurd, quirky murder mystery that recalls the most hilarious and farcical scenes of Shakespeare and The Canterbury Tales , Hunting Season will introduce American readers to a refreshing new aspect of one of our best-loved writers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143126539
• ISBN13: 9780143126539
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher