He realized the "theft" was a performance. The Contessa, facing bankruptcy, had hired three local actors to play the different roles simultaneously to confuse the insurance adjusters. The "jewelry" was already in a safe deposit box in Switzerland.
"Confusions, indeed," Montalbano muttered, the smell of fried calamari from Enzo’s trattoria calling to him more urgently than the case. El Carrusel De Las Confusiones Andrea Camilleri...
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In the sleepy Sicilian town of Vigàta, Inspector Salvo Montalbano stared at the colorful, spinning lights of "El Carrusel De Las Confusiones"—The Carousel of Confusions. This wasn't a carnival ride, however; it was the nickname given by the local press to a high-society jewelry heist where every witness told a different story. This wasn't a carnival ride, however; it was
The breakthrough came not from a fingerprint, but from a recipe. Montalbano noticed that the gardener, the neighbor, and even the "priest" had all mentioned a distinct smell of almond blossoms—out of season for Sicily.
Should I add a between Montalbano and the Contessa?
He retreated to his favorite table by the sea, where he ordered a plate of pasta alla Norma . As he ate, he ignored the ringing of his phone—undoubtedly Catarella at the station, ready to mangle a name and add more wood to the fire of confusion.