Paper Moon is the thrilling ninth installment in Italian author Andrea Camilleri's warm and witty Inspector Montalbano series. As he grows older, Inspector Montalbano wrestles with existential questions. However, he doesn't have much time for philosophy before the gruesome murder of a man - shot in the face at close range with his trousers down - demands his attention. Add two beautiful yet hesitant women as prime suspects, dirty cocaine, dead politicians, mysterious computer codes, and a series of threatening letters, and things quickly become very complicated for the Vigàta police. Paper Moon is followed by the tenth book in the Sicilian crime series, August Heat.