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2001 novel by Andrea Camilleri For the flower, see Agave amica.

The Scent of the Night
First edition (Italy)
Author	Andrea Camilleri
Original title	L'odore della notte
Translator	Stephen Sartarelli
Language	Italian/Sicilian
Series	Inspector Salvo Montalbano, #6
Genre	Crime, Mystery novel
Publisher	Macmillan/Picador
Publication date	28 June 2001
Publication place	Italy, Sicily
Published in English	2005
Media type	Print (Hardcover, Paperback)
ISBN	0-330-44217-1 (Eng. trans.)
OCLC	71347307
Preceded by	Excursion to Tindari
Followed by	Rounding the Mark

The Scent of the Night (Italian: L'odore della notte) is a 2001 novel by Andrea Camilleri, translated into English in 2005 by Stephen Sartarelli. It is the sixth novel in the Inspector Montalbano series.

Plot summary

Inspector Montalbano must track down a lost financial manager who seems to have absconded with all of his clients' money. Along the way, he encounters a lovelorn secretary who believes her boss could do no wrong.

Trivia

The novel openly cites Faulkner's short story, "A Rose for Emily".

References

Peter Bondanella (2003-07-31). The Cambridge Companion to the Italian Novel. Cambridge University Press, 2003. pp. 227–8. ISBN 0521669626.
Redazione (27 June 2001). "Montalbano torna in libreria Già prenotate 250 mila copie". La Repubblica. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
Antonio Debenedetti (22 July 2001). "Montalbano a caccia di un ragioniere". Corriere della Sera. p. 32. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
Lucia Rinaldi, Elizabeth Foxwell (2012-03-30). Andrea Camilleri: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction. McFarland & Company, 2012. pp. 107–8. ISBN 978-0786446704.

v t e Inspector Montalbano novels
The Shape of Water (1994) The Terracotta Dog (1996) The Snack Thief (1996) The Voice of the Violin (1997) Excursion to Tindari (2000) The Scent of the Night (2001) Rounding the Mark (2003) The Patience of the Spider (2004) The Paper Moon (2005) August Heat (2006) The Wings of the Sphinx (2006) The Track of Sand (2007) The Potter's Field (2008) The Age of Doubt (2008) The Dance of the Seagull (2009) Treasure Hunt (2010) Angelica's Smile (2010) Game of Mirrors (2011) A Beam of Light (2012) A Voice in the Night (2012) A Nest of Vipers (2013) The Pyramid of Mud (2014) The Overnight Kidnapper (2015) The Other End of the Line (2016) The Safety Net (2017)

Inspector Montalbano novels

The Shape of Water (1994)
The Terracotta Dog (1996)
The Snack Thief (1996)
The Voice of the Violin (1997)
Excursion to Tindari (2000)
The Scent of the Night (2001)
Rounding the Mark (2003)
The Patience of the Spider (2004)
The Paper Moon (2005)
August Heat (2006)
The Wings of the Sphinx (2006)
The Track of Sand (2007)
The Potter's Field (2008)
The Age of Doubt (2008)
The Dance of the Seagull (2009)
Treasure Hunt (2010)
Angelica's Smile (2010)
Game of Mirrors (2011)
A Beam of Light (2012)
A Voice in the Night (2012)
A Nest of Vipers (2013)
The Pyramid of Mud (2014)
The Overnight Kidnapper (2015)
The Other End of the Line (2016)
The Safety Net (2017)

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