Paper Moon is the thrilling ninth instalment in the Inspector Montalbano series by Italian author Andrea Camilleri.Motionless Montalbano waited for the surf to enter his brain and wash it clean with each breaker. At last the first light wave came like a caress swiiissshhh and carried away glugluglug Elena Sclafani and her beauty while Michela Pardos tits belly arched body and eyes likewise disappeared. Once Montalbano the man was erased all that should remain was Inspector Montalbano - a kind of abstract function the person who was supposed to solve the case and nothing more with no personal feelings involved. But as he was telling himself this he knew perfectly well that he could never pull it off. As he gets older Inspector Montalbano is plagued by existential questions. But he doesnt have much time to wax philosophical before the gruesome murder of a man - shot in the face at point-blank range with his pants down - commands his attention. Add two evasive beautiful women as prime suspects dirty cocaine dead politicians mysterious computer codes and a series of threatening letters and things soon get very complicated at the police headquarters in Vig�ta.Paper Moon is followed by the tenth book in the Inspector Montalbano series August Heat. Wonderful Italian detective stories Guardian A magnificent series of novels Sunday Times