Cover of Excursion to Tindari

Excursion to Tindari

Andrea Camilleri

4 ideas

  1. Murdered Youth and Vanished Pensioner Couple

    In Vigàta, a young man, Nenè Sanfilippo, is shot dead outside his apartment building. At the same time an elderly couple, the Griffos, are found to have disappeared after a bus excursion for pensioners to the sanctuary at Tindari. Inspector Montalbano pursues the two cases and finds they are linked through a Mafia operation trafficking in human organs.

  2. The Elderly as Structurally Invisible Victims

    Old people whose routines are small and predictable, such as a bus trip, a pension or a quiet flat, can vanish for days before anyone registers it. Their social invisibility is not only a sadness but a vulnerability that predators can exploit. The failure of neighbours and family to notice becomes part of the crime's mechanism.

  3. Organized Crime Migrates to New Commodities

    Traditional Mafia power built on land, protection and local loyalty gives way to globalized, businesslike trades in which the human body itself becomes merchandise. The shift erodes the old codes and their bosses' authority. Violence becomes more impersonal and more transnational in the process.

  4. The Criminal Using Police for Succession

    An aging Mafia boss, Balduccio Sinagra, approaches Montalbano to arrange the arrest of his own fugitive grandson. The detective must decide how far to cooperate, knowing that any arrest he makes also serves the boss's strategy.

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