The Track of Sand

2007 novel by Andrea Camilleri
0-14-311793-9 (Eng. trans.)OCLC427757200Preceded byThe Wings of the Sphinx Followed byThe Potter's Field 

The Track of Sand (orig. Italian La pista di sabbia) is a 2007 novel by Andrea Camilleri, translated into English in 2010 by Stephen Sartarelli. It is the twelfth novel in the internationally popular Inspector Montalbano series.

The Sicilian inspector looks out his window and sees the carcass of a horse on the beach. The animal, he discovers, has been bludgeoned to death. As he turns his back to phone in the crime, the horse vanishes, leaving a track in the sand. Was the horse slaughtered for its meat by illegal immigrants? Is someone trying to send a message to the owner? Or is the Mafia edging its way into the racing industry? The repeated vandalizing of Montalbano's home and a Mafia thug's murder complicate the investigation.

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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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