"The Other End of the Line" is the twenty-fourth darkly humorous mystery featuring Inspector Montalbano by internationally bestselling author Andrea Camilleri. In the coastal town of Vigàta, a surge of migrants arrives by boat, and all the residents are ready to assist the arrivals. At the center of the scene are the police, who are searching for human traffickers, with Inspector Montalbano and his team exhausted from their night shifts. One night, while Montalbano endures another difficult shift at the port, a distinct crime is committed—unexplainable, unexpected, and unpleasant. Elena, the seamstress from the city's famous tailoring shop, is found dead—slashed with her own scissors... As a flood of desperate people arrives seeking a better life, Inspector Montalbano tries to unravel the mystery of the seamstress's murder. Yet, as he proceeds with his investigations, he can't help but wonder: what will happen if he continues to pull on this thread? And what will he find at the other end of the line?