THE DANCE OF THE SEAGULL

By Andrea Camilleri

Synopsis

Inspector Montalbano is sitting on his porch, when his attention is caught by a seagull which falls from the sky, performing a strange dance, before lying down to die - the scene hangs over him like an omen. About to depart for a holiday with his girlfriend Livia, Montalbano makes a trip to the police station to tie up loose ends. But when his colleague Fazio is discovered missing, Montalbano launches a desperate search for his friend, as time begins to run out . . .

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Narrator	Daniel Philpott
Length	6hrs 15mins
Catalogue No.	14002
Publisher	Oakhill Audio; 2013

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THE AGE OF DOUBT

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AUGUST HEAT

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