The Overnight Kidnapper

<p><b><i>The Overnight Kidnapper</i> is the twenty-third Inspector Montalbano mystery, from the international bestselling author Andrea Camilleri.</b><br><b></b><br>After a hectic morning involving two rather irritating cases of mistaken identity, Inspector Montalbano finally arrives in his office ready find out what's troubling Vigàta this week. What he discovers is unnerving. A woman on her way home from work has been held up at gunpoint, chloroformed and kidnapped, but then released just hours later – unharmed and with all her possessions – into the open countryside.</p><p>Later that day, Montalbano hears from Enzo, the owner of his favourite restaurant, that his niece has recently been the victim of the exact same crime. Before long, a third instance of this baffling overnight kidnapping has been reported. </p><p>As far as Montalbano can tell, there is no link between the attacker and