Andrea Camilleri Reading Order

1 book (2013–2013)

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1	The Story of the Nose(With: Nikolai Gogol) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

31 books (1994–2021)

The Inspector Montalbano series comprises 30 mystery novels by Andrea Camilleri, beginning with The Shape of Water in 1994 and concluding in 2021. These Italian crime thrillers should be read in publication order to follow the detective's cases chronologically. The series appears to be complete, offering readers a full arc of the inspector's investigative work across two decades of releases.

Start with The Shape of Water, the first of 30 books in the Inspector Montalbano series.

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1	The Shape of Water 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Snack Thief 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Terra-Cotta Dog 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Voice of the Violin 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Excursion to Tindari 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Smell of the Night / Scent of the Night 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Fourth Secret 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Rounding the Mark 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Patience of the Spider 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Paper Moon 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Wings of the Sphinx 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	August Heat 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Track of Sand 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Potter's Field 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Age of Doubt 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Montalbano's First Case and Other Stories 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Dance of the Seagull 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Treasure Hunt 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Angelica's Smile 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	A Beam of Light / A Blade of Light 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Game of Mirrors 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	A Voice in the Night 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	A Nest of Vipers 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Death at Sea 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Pyramid of Mud 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	The Other End of the Line 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	The Overnight Kidnapper 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	The Safety Net 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Sicilian Method 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Riccardino 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	The Cook of the Halcyon 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

21 books (1998–2013)

Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano Short Stories and Novellas collection comprises 21 complete works published between 1998 and 2013, featuring the titular detective in a series of shorter narratives. These stories should be read in publication order, beginning with The Artist's Touch and progressing through tales such as Montalbano's First Case, Montalbano Afraid, and Montalbano Says No. The series explores various cases and moments in the life of the protagonist across its 21 entries, offering mystery and thriller content in a more condensed format than Camilleri's full-length novels.

Start with The Artist’s Touch, the first of 21 books in the Inspector Montalbano Short Stories/Novellas series.

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1	The Artist’s Touch 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Catarella Solves a Case 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Montalbano Afraid 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Kidnapping 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Amore 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	As Alice Did 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Being Here . . . 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Better the Darkness 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Dress Rehearsal 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Fellow Traveler 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Fifty Pairs of Hobnailed Boots 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Judicial Review 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Montalbano Says No 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Montalbano’s First Case 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Montalbano’s Rice Balls 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Mortally Wounded 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Neck and Neck 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Pessoa Maintains 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Seven Mondays 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	The Cat and the Goldfinch 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Pact 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2013–2015)

This complete collection of three mystery and thriller novellas by Andrea Camilleri spans from 2013 to 2015 and should be read in publication order. The series consists of As Alice Did, The Sacco Gang, and Judge Surra, offering shorter narrative works within the author's mystery writing portfolio.

Start with As Alice Did and read in order.

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1	As Alice Did 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Sacco Gang 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Judge Surra 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1992–2019)

Andrea Camilleri's four standalone novels span from 1992 to 2019 and should be read in publication order beginning with Hunting Season. Though each book stands alone, reading them chronologically provides the best experience with this complete series. These mystery and thriller works showcase Camilleri's range across different narratives and settings throughout his writing career.

Start with Hunting Season, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Hunting Season 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Brewer of Preston 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Revolution of the Moon 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Sect of Angels 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible