Order of Andrea Camilleri Books

Andrea Camilleri is a Sicilian writer known for his mystery novels. He has also served as a stage director and screenwriter. His notable character is Inspector Montalbano. In 2012, he received the Crime Writers’ Association International Dagger Award and the Nino Martoglio International Book Award in 1998. His works are gaining popularity in the UK, Australia, and North America. Camilleri published his first book, Il Corso Delle Cose (“The Way Things Go”), in 1978, followed by Un Filo di Fumo (“A Thread of Smoke”), but neither achieved significant success or was translated into English. His first novel to be translated into English was The Shape of Water in 2002, originally published in Italian in 1994. Below is a list of Andrea Camilleri’s books in the order of their English language publication.