Andrea Camilleri Books in Order
38 books are credited to Andrea Camilleri, published between 1992 and 2021; 4 of them appeared after Andrea Camilleri's death in 2019. The first book is Hunting Season (1992) and the newest is Riccardino (2021). Publication order is the reading order below. 30 of the 38 books listed here are in the Inspector Montalbano series, which has its own page: Inspector Montalbano books in order.
- Books
- 38
- Published
- 1992–2021
- Confirmed
- 38 of 38 titles
- Pages on record
- 8,240 in 33 of 38 books
- Reading time
- 137–206 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,240 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 33 of 38 titles with a page count on record.
Sicily is where Andrea Camilleri set his crime fiction, and Salvo Montalbano is the police inspector who works the murders in it. The novels were written in Italian and are catalogued here in English translation, from The Shape of Water (1994) and The Terra-Cotta Dog (1996) through Voice of the Violin (1997) to Excursion to Tindari (2000). Thirty-eight titles are listed, beginning at Hunting Season (1992) and ending at Riccardino in 2021.
How many Andrea Camilleri books are there?
Andrea Camilleri has 38 books, released between 1992 and 2021. 4 of them were published after Andrea Camilleri's death in 2019. They include 2 separate series.
Andrea Camilleri Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 38 Andrea Camilleri books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119921443/4
- 219942403/4
- 319952243/4
- 419963403/4
- 519962983/4
- 619972493/4
- 7Montalbano's First Case and Other StoriesInspector Montalbano Short Stories/Novellas #181998 · confirmed 3/41998–3/4
- 820002953/4
- 920012293/4
- 102002–3/4
- 1120032723/4
- 1220042443/4
- 1320052723/4
- 1420062313/4
- 1520092783/4
- 162010–3/4
- 1720112773/4
- 1820122743/4
- 1920131043/4
- 2020131393/4
- 2120132343/4
- 2220132773/4
- 2320132783/4
- 2420142933/4
- 2520151763/4
- 2620152773/4
- 2720152743/4
- 2820162743/4
- 2920172613/4
- 3020182563/4
- 312018–3/4
- 3220191763/4
- 3320192883/4
- 3420192903/4
- 3520202613/4
- 3620202743/4
- 3720212413/4
- 382021–3/4
Andrea Camilleri series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Inspector Montalbano books in order 31 books
Andrea Camilleri books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Inspector Montalbano books in order
30 books by Andrea Camilleri- 1. The Shape of Water
- 2. The Terra-Cotta Dog
- 3. The Snack Thief
- 4. Voice of the Violin
- 5. Excursion to Tindari
- 6. The Smell of the Night / Scent of the Night
- 7. The Fourth Secret
- 8. Rounding the Mark
- 9. The Patience of the Spider
- 10. The Paper Moon
- 11. The Wings of the Sphinx
- 12. August Heat
- and 18 more in the table above
Andrea Camilleri Standalone Novels
4 books4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Andrea Camilleri Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Andrea Camilleri Children's in order
1 bookInspector Montalbano Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Andrea Camilleri Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Andrea Camilleri books run from Hunting Season (1992) to Riccardino (2021), the sequence in the table above. The Inspector Montalbano series also has a separate in-universe order on record: Inspector Montalbano books in chronological order. No other Andrea Camilleri story order is on record.
Do you have to read Andrea Camilleri books in order?
You only need to read Andrea Camilleri books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Andrea Camilleri
Start with The Shape of Water (1994), the first Inspector Montalbano book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Hunting Season (1992).
What is the newest Andrea Camilleri book?
Riccardino (2021) is the newest Andrea Camilleri book released so far.
Is there a new Andrea Camilleri book coming?
No next Andrea Camilleri book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Andrea Camilleri has won
Wikidata records 5 awards and 1 nomination for Andrea Camilleri. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Pepe Carvalho Award2014Won
- Raymond Chandler Award2011Won
- Mondello Prize2002Won
- Bancarella Literary Prize2001Wonfor Excursion to Tindari
- Prix Mystère de la Critique1999Won
- CWA International Dagger2010Shortlisted
Andrea Camilleri at a glance
- Died
- Andrea Camilleri died in 2019, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Andrea Camilleri are still being published after Andrea Camilleri's death in 2019; the newest appeared in 2021.
- Release pace
- Andrea Camilleri books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,240 pages across the 33 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 272 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Andrea Camilleri books, 19 of 38, were published in the 2010s.
What the Andrea Camilleri books are about
36 of the 38 Andrea Camilleri books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: police is tagged on 16 of 36. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Police 16 of 36 books
- Salvo Montalbano (Fictitious character) 16 of 36 books
- Sicily (italy) 14 of 36 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 12 of 36 books
- Mystery & detective 11 of 36 books
- Suspense 10 of 36 books
- Crime 9 of 36 books
- Murder 9 of 36 books
- Investigation 8 of 36 books
- Italian Detective and mystery stories 4 of 36 books