The Scent of the Night

2001 novel by Andrea Camilleri

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The Scent of the Night

First edition (Italy)

Author| Andrea Camilleri
Original title| L'odore della notte
Translator| Stephen Sartarelli
Language| Italian/Sicilian
Series| Inspector Salvo Montalbano, #6
Genre| Crime, Mystery novel
Publisher| Macmillan/Picador

Publication date

| 28 June 2001
Publication place| Italy, Sicily

Published in English

| 2005
Media type| Print (Hardcover, Paperback)
ISBN| 0-330-44217-1 (Eng. trans.)
OCLC| 71347307
Preceded by| Excursion to Tindari
Followed by| Rounding the Mark

The Scent of the Night (Italian: L'odore della notte) is a 2001 novel by Andrea Camilleri, translated into English in 2005 by Stephen Sartarelli. It is the sixth novel in the Inspector Montalbano series.[1][2][3]

## Plot summary

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Inspector Montalbano must track down a lost financial manager who seems to have absconded with all of his clients' money. Along the way, he encounters a lovelorn secretary who believes her boss could do no wrong.

## Trivia

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The novel openly cites Faulkner's short story, "A Rose for Emily".[4][why?]

## References

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1. ^ Peter Bondanella (2003-07-31). The Cambridge Companion to the Italian Novel. Cambridge University Press, 2003. pp. 227–8. ISBN 0521669626.
2. ^ Redazione (27 June 2001). "Montalbano torna in libreria Già prenotate 250 mila copie". La Repubblica. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
3. ^ Antonio Debenedetti (22 July 2001). "Montalbano a caccia di un ragioniere". Corriere della Sera. p. 32. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
4. ^ Lucia Rinaldi, Elizabeth Foxwell (2012-03-30). Andrea Camilleri: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction. McFarland & Company, 2012. pp. 107–8. ISBN 978-0786446704.

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Inspector Montalbano novels

* The Shape of Water (1994)
* The Terracotta Dog (1996)
* The Snack Thief (1996)
* The Voice of the Violin (1997)
* Excursion to Tindari (2000)
* The Scent of the Night (2001)
* Rounding the Mark (2003)
* The Patience of the Spider (2004)
* The Paper Moon (2005)
* August Heat (2006)
* The Wings of the Sphinx (2006)
* The Track of Sand (2007)
* The Potter's Field (2008)
* The Age of Doubt (2008)
* The Dance of the Seagull (2009)
* Treasure Hunt (2010)
* Angelica's Smile (2010)
* Game of Mirrors (2011)
* A Beam of Light (2012)
* A Voice in the Night (2012)
* A Nest of Vipers (2013)
* The Pyramid of Mud (2014)
* The Overnight Kidnapper (2015)
* The Other End of the Line (2016)
* The Safety Net (2017)

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