The Terracotta Dog

<p><b>Set in Sicily, <i>The Terracotta Dog</i> is the second novel in the </b><b>humorous</b><b> Inspector Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri.</b><br><br><b>*Adapted for BBC4's <i>Inspector Montalbano</i> series*</b><br><br>After a cloak and dagger exchange with an ageing Mafioso, Inspector Montalbano is left haunted by the man&rsquo;s dying words, which lead him to a mountainside just west of Vigàta where he unearths two young lovers, dead fifty years and still embracing, watched over by a life-size terracotta dog.<br><br>Heedless of personal danger, Montalbano&rsquo;s drive to solve this old crime forces him on a journey through Sicily&rsquo;s World War II history and to the dark heart of one family . . .<br><br><b><i>The Terracotta Dog</i> is followed by the third title in this satirical series, <i>The Snack Thi