The story begins with a surreal morning phone call at 5:00 AM. A man named accidentally dials Montalbano’s number, mistaking him for a friend, and tells him to hurry to their meeting. Riccardino by Andrea Camilleri - Crime Fiction Lover
: Camilleri wrote the first draft of Riccardino around 2005 when he was nearly 80 years old, intending it to be the definitive end of the series. Riccardino (Comisario Montalban Camilleri, An...
: Camilleri updated the language in 2016 but left the core 2005 plot intact to maintain the chronological feel of that era. The story begins with a surreal morning phone
is the 28th and final installment of the globally acclaimed Inspector Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri . This novel serves as a unique "metafictional" farewell to the iconic Sicilian detective Salvo Montalbano . Historical Background & Publication : Camilleri updated the language in 2016 but
: It was published posthumously in Italy in 2020 and released in English in 2021, translated by Stephen Sartarelli . Plot Overview