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2006 novel by Andrea Camilleri For the W. F. Harvey short story, see August Heat (short story).

August Heat
First edition (Italy)
Author	Andrea Camilleri
Original title	La Vampa d'Agosto
Translator	Stephen Sartarelli
Language	Italian/Sicilian
Series	Inspector Salvo Montalbano, #10
Genre	Crime, Mystery novel
Publisher	Macmillan/Picador
Publication date	20 April 2006
Publication place	Italy, Sicily
Published in English	2009
Media type	Print (Hardcover, Paperback)
ISBN	978-1-4362-0784-3 (Eng. trans.)
OCLC	191929160
Preceded by	The Paper Moon
Followed by	The Wings of the Sphinx

August Heat (orig. Italian La Vampa d'Agosto) is a 2006 novel by Andrea Camilleri, translated into English in 2009 by Stephen Sartarelli. It is the tenth novel in the internationally popular Inspector Montalbano series.

Plot

A grueling, relentless sun is the background to this episode: and the most fiery heat of this hottest summer month in Sicily is paralleled by the fervour and passion that inflames Montalbano. It's August, his deputy Mimì Augello had to anticipate his holidays, and Montalbano is forced to remain at Vigata, taking care of police business. Fiancée Livia joins him, but so as not to be alone with Montalbano's always working, she brings along a friend (with husband and baby) and asks Salvo to rent a beach house for them. All is well as the holiday develops nicely, but one day the couple's little boy disappears. Montalbano rushes into the garden to help in the search and discovers a tunnel that will reveal sensational surprises, including a trunk with the body of a missing girl who disappeared six years before.

References

"August Heat: An Inspector Montalbano Mystery by Andrea Camilleri". Publishers Weekly. January 26, 2009. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
"AUGUST HEAT". Kirkus Reviews. December 15, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2024.

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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