Synopsis

With Vigata poised for New Year festivities, Inspector Salvo Montalbano finds himself reluctantly preparing for a trip to Paris with his girlfriend. He would far prefer to accept an invitation to dinner from Adelina, his housekeeper, who has promised a meal of rice croquettes. The discovery of a wealthy couple, dead in a scene initially suggesting a car accident, quickly transforms into a murder investigation. As the details surrounding their deaths deepen in mystery, evidence begins to impl