Un covo di vipere (Il commissario Montalbano) (Italian Edition)

As always with 'Inspector Montalbano', "A Nest of Vipers" is beautifully shot and the scenery is stunning, making those who've never been to Italy want to book a holiday there as soon as possible and is a treat for anybody who loves all things Italian. The scenery as always is atmospheric and the use of it very clever, the locale as always is suitably colourful. The music is never over-bearing or low-key with a nice atmosphere and flavour, a lot of it is very cleverly used. The sound effects are remarkably authentic. The script is thought-provoking and intriguing, with a healthy balance of never less than amusing if more eccentric than usual, some tension and some charming drama with Montalbano's complicated personal life.

The English subtitles are not hard to follow at all and helps one to really understand the Italian language. The story is one of the show's most disturbing some of it not for the faint hearted and is effectively complicated, while still being logical and not too convoluted. The denouement is much more cooked all the way through.

Characters may be stereotypes but well-written ones, especially one of the most fascinating foreign detective mystery dramas titular characters there is to me. Acting is terrific, especially from Luca Zingaretti who is a treasure in the title role, having a perfect balance of comedy and drama and playing it straight while always engaging with his material.

Cesare Bocci, Peppino Mazzotta and Angelo Russo are joys, while Sonia Bergamasco is my personal favourite of the three actresses playing Livia, not just because she's authentically Italian but she is charming and fiery with great chemistry with Zingaretti. The supporting cast are solid. On the whole, great. Explore popular and recently added TV series available to stream now with Prime Video. Start your free trial.

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IMDb's Guide to Streaming. Movies and TV I watched in Share this Rating Title: Un covo di vipere 27 Feb 7. Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Photos Add Image Add an image Do you have any images for this title? Edit Cast Episode cast overview, first billed only: Commissario Salvo Montalbano Cesare Bocci This is the fourth book in the series I have read, and has lost none of the charm of the others.

He lives alone, has a housekeeper who is a superb cook he loves his food and a fiery long-term girlfriend Livia, who flies in from time to time from Genoa, both women hating each other. Montalbano despises the carabineri and the townsfolk include a sprinkling of unsavoury characters, with a fair amount of chicanery going on and links to mafiosa. Naturally the suspect list is long and complex.

Personally I would have liked greater detail on the countryside and architecture of the area, but he handles unpleasant themes sensitively, without resorting to shock the reader. Opening a new Montalbano is always a delight, like being back with old friends. In this one, Camilleri moves away from the stories of Mafia and public corruption, and instead focuses on a domestic killing and a twisted family.

I have to confess that I'd solved this one way ahead of Montalbano, but the enjoyment of these books goes far deeper than whodunit. With Cat more muddled and muddling than ever, Tommaseo in his element with pornographic photos, and Livia coming to stay for a few days, this Opening a new Montalbano is always a delight, like being back with old friends. With Cat more muddled and muddling than ever, Tommaseo in his element with pornographic photos, and Livia coming to stay for a few days, this one is pure enjoyment. This one had a truly dark core. A man has been murdered.

He's been shot in the head while sitting up- the only thing is this. It was a corpse that was shot, because he had been poisoned 15 minutes previously. It's a Montalbano banquet every day with the food. Mimi does his usual work. Inside and outside of the "job". And the input officer never gets the name right, as usual.

Livia is full frontal because she's on a three day visit from Genoa and is in a gym phase perfecti This one had a truly dark core. Livia is full frontal because she's on a three day visit from Genoa and is in a gym phase perfection on top of it. And she tried to make Silvio pasta herself. But for some reason, as good as these personality cuts are- and they are super fine in print; I still find them BETTER in the visuals than I do in the word forms of Camilleri novels.

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And the "looseness" of the station in general. All of that double door opening and closing ritual, for instance. Although Camilleri is a genius with the words that DO portray some depth of the nuance. I've seen every single one- and some of them are difficult to obtain through loan sources. I think at this point, nearly two dozen. Each is a minute Italian production- down to a T duplication of the novels.

Bureaucracy blocks everything as usual and individual skirting the "rules" triumphs in numerous small and feminine causes, in particular. Everybody constantly lies about where they are eating too, as usual. But eventually the nest of the title is raided through some long ago letters.

And emptied by confession and a suicide. This particular family's nest makes the Corleone's look a standard issue bird box in comparison. Jun 11, Baldurian rated it it was ok Shelves: Very weak effort by Camilleri. A man is found by his son shot to death at his breakfast table, but he was already dead from being poisoned when he was shot. As Inspector Montalbano investigates, his son and daughter reveal that he was disliked by most, and loathed by the rest so the list of suspects is long, including a number of women in their 20s being blackmailed for sexual liaisons. Unfortunately, the killers were way too obvious, and there was little mystery in this one, other than the vagr Very weak effort by Camilleri.

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Unfortunately, the killers were way too obvious, and there was little mystery in this one, other than the vagrant on the hill. Even Catarella's butchering of names and language generally is growing a bit old now. Pleasure because the stories are so well written, the characters outstanding, the pain, being the actual crime, and the pleasure the comedy and food.

Seeing his constant worries about aging and his relationship with Livia, and his relationship with food which is better than that with his colleagues. Montalbano is called out to murder of a man killed in his own kitch A Nest of Vipers — Another Montalbano Classic Time spent with a Montalbano mystery is always a journey of pleasure, pain and comfort.

Montalbano is called out to murder of a man killed in his own kitchen on a Sunday morning, having been found by his son. She also makes regular visits to him and worries about him when he comes down with the flu. She even tells Montalbano to visit him, when she has gone home to make sure he is well. Once again, this Montalbano has been brilliantly translated into English, and the translator, Stephen Sartarelli needs congratulating on his fine work. The only thing, when you finish one Montalbano you just hope there is another on the horizon.

Jun 14, Rosalba rated it really liked it. Inutile ribadire che amo tutti i personaggi di questa serie, con i loro pregi e i loro difetti, indistintamente. Jun 15, Vasilis Kalandaridis rated it it was amazing. Not among Camilleri's best in this long-running series, but still worth the read for Montalbano fans.

Normally I would have nothing but praise for one of Camilleri's novels, but this time around I think that Camilleri didn't go his normal distance. To be sure, the things I enjoy about this series are still here -- the camaraderie between Salvo and his colleagues, the jokes built around the prosecutor and the doctor, the lovely feel of this little slice of Sicily and Salvo himself -- but despite Not among Camilleri's best in this long-running series, but still worth the read for Montalbano fans. To be sure, the things I enjoy about this series are still here -- the camaraderie between Salvo and his colleagues, the jokes built around the prosecutor and the doctor, the lovely feel of this little slice of Sicily and Salvo himself -- but despite the somewhat horrific story which unfolds, this is definitely not up there with the author's best books in the series.

First of all, I cottoned on to what was going on long before Salvo figured it out which is never good; second, there's the introduction of a somewhat enigmatic character whose purpose isn't quite clear until the end, where he provides a sort of verbal deus ex machina that gives Salvo a bit of a nudge in the right direction. Considering that Camilleri had actually written but not published this novel in after writing The Potter's Field which later won him the International Dagger Award, well, it could have been a much stronger book than it actually turned out to be.

Still, the truth is that once I became aware of where this story was headed, my stomach was churning, so it did provoke a strong reaction; I was also quite impressed by one of the main themes in this book in which Montalbano spends time pondering, as the back-cover blurb reveals, "where justice lies," and in this case, readers are left with an outright serious conundrum. And now that I'm actually thinking about it, the way in which Camilleri sets up the question within the titular "nest of vipers" is very nicely done.

It's too bad I can't explain this thought in more detail but careful readers will understand.

I am pretty much unyielding okay, downright persnickety about reading books in series order, so my advice is to not let A Nest of Vipers become your starting point in this series -- each book builds on the previous so you'll miss way too much if you don't read them in order. And while it may not be Camilleri's best, this book is still well worth reading, especially for die-hard fans of the series among whom I count myself.

I always expect to be ecstatic when reading one of these books, but this did not measure up to the usual humour coupled with genuine joie de vivre Italian style. The Inspector fell short in his ability to see the truth early on - a father is killed and a string of suspects is questioned by many.

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As they examined the victim's life the list was long. Not only was Barletta an unscrupulous businessman, a womanizer, and a blackmailer, he was also a loan shark! A final note from author reveals it was written back in and publication was delayed. I am most definitely a fan of Andrea Camilleri and look forward to any other books he may publish. Je le relirai avec plaisir.

Que flojito y simple me ha resultado este libro. La historia es totalmente previsible desde casi la mitad de la trama. Lo unico bueno es que al ser corto se lee rapido y no pierdes demasiado tiempo en el. Cleaning up my iPod, though this is a good series to save for a rainy day--or one when one is trapped in an airplane or otherwise unable to do anything that requires serious brain power.

Not that these aren't smart mysteries, and they have such charm, despite the often gritty cases, that they are pleasantly diverting even when provocative. Sex and abuse are the themes here, not at all pleasant, but Grover Gardner presents such an affable, if melancholy and aging, detective, seriously troubled in Cleaning up my iPod, though this is a good series to save for a rainy day--or one when one is trapped in an airplane or otherwise unable to do anything that requires serious brain power. Sex and abuse are the themes here, not at all pleasant, but Grover Gardner presents such an affable, if melancholy and aging, detective, seriously troubled in his relationship with his lover who lives in Italy, and the sense of place and pace of Sicily figure prominently.

This time out it's a rough case, with brother and sister vying to convict each other of murdering their loan-shark, womanizing preferably with much younger women father and the revelations get nastier as the case progresses. Still, there's good food to be enjoyed, intriguing side stories, and eccentric characters.

Gardner voices the hapless policeman who handles the phone as a B movie gangster, adding a touch of amusement. Smart writing, intelligent mystery. Montalbano is focused on only one crime in this episode- the murder of a guy who really deserves it. There are no side plots or distractions other than his girlfriend, Olivia, visiting from Genoa and taking an interest in a homeless man.

Interesting that the TV episode changed some things from the book. In the book the women are blonde and the homeless man lives in a cave. On TV the women are brunette and the homeless man has an abandoned house. One wonders when Montalbano will ever marry or retire? This would be the case to motivate him to do either or both.

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This book needs a trigger warning. A man is found dead at his kitchen table. He's not a good man, but the depths of his evil are only slowly revealed. I enjoy this series. I wouldn't want Montalbano as a friend - he lies too much on a whim - but he's an interesting cop. I always like the descriptions of the food. The prosecutor is portrayed in a particularly distasteful way. I like Sartarelli's translations. He seems very good at regional dialects. Muy bueno, como todos los del comisario Montalbano. The latest in the Inspector Montalbano series involves the murder of a wealthy widower who had many lovers and enemies.

Vipers is a serious novel, not so absurd, but seriously plotted, with the killer known to the reader and the suspense in waiting for Montalbano to get there. As always the trademark Camilleri humor, the terrific supporting cast of characters and Montalbano's indefatigable persistence make this book a winner, despite the grim story.