In this prequel to the internationally bestselling Inspector Montalbano series, Salvo Montalbano is thirty-five years old and still a bit na\u00efve—and there are plenty of criminals ready to take advantage of his inexperience.Montalbano's First Case details our hero's early years as a deputy inspector. There are no bloody crimes, yet devoted readers will nonetheless find the scenes and sensations—not  to mention a satisfactory dose of spine-chilling suspense—that they have come to expect.