The first book in the Montalbano series is [[The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri|The Shape of Water]] and whilst there’s no need to read the books in order (they all read as stand alones) you might a well have the pleasure of starting at the beginning. For a non-fictional look at the Mafia we can recommend [[Into the Heart of the Mafia: A Journey Through the Italian South by David Lane]]. For more Italian detectives we can recommend anything by [[:Category:Michael Dibdin|Michael Dibdin]] or [[:Category:Donna Leon|Donna Leon]].
{{amazontext|amazon=0330507648|03305076480330507656}} {{waterstonestextamazonUStext|waterstonesamazon=68325690330507648}} [[Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano Books in Chronological Order]]