Sicily is the birthplace of beautiful women and fine cuisine. Inspector Montalbano would gladly devote himself to both, occasionally pausing for melancholy introspection, but then the unexpected happens... During an unusually hot summer, when “even the killers took a break until the fall,” a little boy goes missing. Montalbano begins his search and finds not only a child, but also something else, truly terrible... Thus begins one of the most shocking investigations of the inspector, which readers will unravel with him step by step. But be careful: once you enter the game, you will have to go through her to the end! A fascinating plot, charismatic characters and sultry Sicily, which appears in all its glory on the pages of the book, will not leave you a chance to put it off until later!