The New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Montalbano series brings us back to Vigàta in the nineteenth century for a rip-roaring comic novel.1870s Sicily. Much to the displeasure of Vigàtas stubborn populace, the town has just been unified under the Kingdom of Italy. Theyre now in the hands of a new government they dont understand, and they definitely dont like. Eugenio Bortuzzi has been named Prefect for Vigàta, a regional representative from the Italian government to oversee the town. But the rowdy and unruly Sicilians dont care much for this rather pompous mainlander nor the mediocre opera hes hell-bent on producing in their new municipal theater. The Brewer of Preston, its called, and the Vigàtese are revving up to wreak havoc on the performances opening night.
