"The Overnight Kidnapper" is the twenty-third mystery featuring Inspector Montalbano, from the internationally renowned author Andrea Camilleri. After a day full of two bothersome instances of mistaken identity, Inspector Montalbano finally arrives at his office, ready to discover what problem is afflicting Vigàta this week. What he finds is unsettling. A woman, on her way home, has been a victim of an armed robbery, drugged, and kidnapped, but then released just a few hours later - unharmed and with all her belongings - in the open countryside.

Later that day, Montalbano is informed by Enzo, the owner of his favorite tavern, that his niece was recently a victim of the exact same criminal incident. Subsequently, a third case of this puzzling nighttime kidnapping is reported. Apparently, there is no connection between the perpetrator and the victims. What exactly is the mysterious attacker gaining from these temporary abductions? And what can be done to stop them? Montalbano must use every bit of logic and intuition to answer these pressing questions before the kidnapper finds their next victim.

"The Overnight Kidnapper" is followed by the twenty-fourth gripping Montalbano mystery, "The Other End of the Line".

Pages: 272, Publication Year: 2022, Dimensions: 13x13cm