Synopsis

The stifling security measures imposed by his department for the G8 summit in Genoa weigh heavily on Montalbano, and he finds himself contemplating resignation. A brief respite along the Sicilian coast, intended to clear his head, is shattered by the discovery of a body in the water. The inspector's investigation into the death intertwines with another unsettling case: a hit-and-run that stole the life of a young boy, a boy who may have fallen prey to traffickers. As Montalbano begins to suspect