Book Log 2023 #15: The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri

This is not the novelization of the Oscar-winning movie about cross-species romance but rather the first in a series following Sicilian police inspector Salvo Montalbano. In this case, Montalbano refuses to close the case of a local grandee whose body is found by a couple of garbagemen in an area known for prostitution. The case has personal and political dimensions that implicate powerful local families, which puts Montalbano's life at risk as he tries to figure out what really happened.

The book was fine, but ultimately I wasn't particularly taken with it. Hard to say why, though I may have been expecting it to be more like the Bruno, Chief of Police series, which is a bit lighter in tone. Don't know if I'll bother reading on in the series.