The Shape of Water, Camilleri - B

                                               This almost 20 year-old novel is the first in a series set in Sicily and featuring Inspector Salvo Montalbano, a man beleaguered, trying to bring justice to a locale inherently opposed to transparency, and the rule of law. A local notable is found dead in his car in a notorious lovers lane, with his pants around his ankles, and the autopsy shows his heart virtually exploded. Everyone hopes for a quick conclusion, but the fact that a lady of ill-repute casually walked away from the scene after assisting in the heart attack raises concerns for Montalbano.