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What makes Inspector Montalbano so effective is his ability to balance between these two opposite factions it is not always an easy task but he has a knack of keeping everyone happy. On the opposite side of the spectrum in the southern outlook to law enforcement that involves intricate interpersonal connections that effect how justice is carried out. This northern view demands and increase in transparency and a desire to do things by the book.

The ideology coming from Milan is a standardized regulated way of doing police work. To make matters even murkier there are two factions within the force that are trying to control the way things are done. As such he must balance the desires of his superiors, the reality of the crime rate in the area and, of course his personal life. Montalbano is the head of the Vigata police precinct. Unlike most detective novels where these contexts are simply skimmed over or ignored altogether, these elements form a backbone to the tales of the inspector. The character involves a great deal of humour but the author also adds hard criticism of both Italian and Sicilian political and social situation. Yet through it all the Inspector manages to remain true and uncompromising at least to a point where he can still live with himself. He is constantly dealing in a world of shady characters, with different connections, who operate in a your scratch my back and IвЂ™ll scratch yours sort of dynamic. He has his own ways of doing things and is seen be his superiors as a loose cannon.

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Salvo Montalbano is a typical Sicilian chock full of all of the idiosyncrasies and above all else good detective work. They are detective novels intertwined with humour, and social comment. AS you would expect much of the action takes place on the island of Sicily. The novels are written in a mixture of Italian and Sicilian dialects.

Inspector Salvo Montalbano is a Sicilian fictional character that was created by Italian writer Andrea Camilleri. Montalbano's First Case and Other Stories The Smell of the Night / Scent of the Night