The Terra-Cotta Dog
The novel follows Commissario Montalbano as he is requested by fugitive serial killer Tano and Grecu to arrange his own arrest. Tano, fearing mafia enemies more than police, is later murdered, turning the case from a typical mafia crime into a complex investigation. Montalbano discovers a 50‑year‑old crime, finding skeletal remains of a man and woman in a cave guarded by a life‑