Order of Andrea Camilleri Books
Andrea Camilleri is a Sicilian author of mystery novels. He has also worked as a director of stageplays and screenwriter. His series character is Inspector Montalbano. He is the winner of the Crime Writers’ Association International Dagger Award in 2012 and the Nino Martoglio International Book Award in 1998. His works are increasing in popularity in the UK, Australia and North America.
Andrea Camilleri became a published author in 1978 with Il Corso Delle Cose (“The Way Things Go”). He would follow it up with Un Filo di Fumo (“A Thread of Smoke”), but neither of the novels gained any traction and were not translated into English. His first novel to be translated to English was The Shape of Water in 2002 (originally published in Italian in 1994). Below is a list of Andrea Camilleri’s books in order of when they were published in their English language editions:
Publication Order of Inspector Montalbano Books
| The Shape of Water | (1994) |    |
| The Terra-Cotta Dog | (1996) | |
| The Snack Thief | (1996) | |
| Voice of the Violin | (1997) | |
| Excursion to Tindari | (2000) | |
| The Smell of the Night / Scent of the Night | (2001) | |
| Rounding the Mark | (2003) | |
| The Patience of the Spider | (2004) | |
| The Paper Moon | (2005) | |
| The Wings of the Sphinx | (2006) | |
| August Heat | (2009) | |
| The Track of Sand | (2010) | |
| The Potter's Field | (2011) | |
| The Age of Doubt | (2012) | |
| The Dance of the Seagull | (2013) | |
| Treasure Hunt | (2013) | |
| Montalbano's First Case and Other Stories | (2013) | |
| Angelica's Smile | (2014) | |
| Game of Mirrors | (2015) | |
| A Beam of Light / A Blade of Light | (2015) | |
| A Voice in the Night | (2016) | |
| A Nest of Vipers | (2017) | |
| The Pyramid of Mud | (2018) | |
| Death at Sea | (2018) | |
| The Overnight Kidnapper | (2019) | |
| The Other End of the Line | (2019) | |
| The Safety Net | (2020) | |
| The Sicilian Method | (2020) | |
| The Cook of the Halcyon | (2021) | |
| Riccardino | (2021) | |
Chronological Order of Inspector Montalbano Books
| Montalbano's First Case and Other Stories | (2013) | |
| Death at Sea | (2018) | |
| The Shape of Water | (1994) | |
| The Terra-Cotta Dog | (1996) | |
| The Snack Thief | (1996) | |
| Voice of the Violin | (1997) | |
| Excursion to Tindari | (2000) | |
| The Smell of the Night / Scent of the Night | (2001) | |
| Rounding the Mark | (2003) | |
| The Patience of the Spider | (2004) | |
| The Paper Moon | (2005) | |
| August Heat | (2009) | |
| The Wings of the Sphinx | (2006) | |
| The Track of Sand | (2010) | |
| The Potter's Field | (2011) | |
| The Age of Doubt | (2012) | |
| The Dance of the Seagull | (2013) | |
| Treasure Hunt | (2013) | |
| Angelica's Smile | (2014) | |
| Game of Mirrors | (2015) | |
| A Beam of Light / A Blade of Light | (2015) | |
| A Voice in the Night | (2016) | |
| A Nest of Vipers | (2017) | |
| The Pyramid of Mud | (2018) | |
| The Overnight Kidnapper | (2019) | |
| The Other End of the Line | (2019) | |
| The Safety Net | (2020) | |
| The Sicilian Method | (2020) | |
| The Cook of the Halcyon | (2021) | |
| Riccardino | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Hunting Season | (1992) | |
| The Brewer of Preston | (1995) | |
| The Revolution of the Moon | (2013) | |
| The Sect of Angels | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| As Alice Did | (2013) | |
| The Sacco Gang | (2013) | |
| Judge Surra | (2015) | |
Publication Order of Children's Books
| The Story of the Nose | (2013) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Judges | (2015) | |
Notes: The Smell of the Night is also known as The Scent of the Night.
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