With a year's worth of crime-solving under his belt, the young inspector Salvo Montalbano is quickly making a name for himself. When a new class of organized crime begins to take root in the city of Vigata, Sicily, the would-be commissario must up his game to protect the ones he loves and serves from their treacherous plans. This volume collects Episodes 7-9 of the iconic prequel series, including "The Man Who Followed Funerals," "Room Number Two" and "Death on the High Seas."