The Scent of the Night

This article is about the novel. For the film, see The Scent of the Night (film). For the flower, see Agave amica.

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

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

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

References

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.