Acting is terrific, especially from Luca Zingaretti who is a treasure in the title role, having a perfect balance of comedy and drama and playing it straight while always engaging with his material. Characters may be stereotypes but well-written ones, especially one of the most fascinating foreign detective mystery dramas titular characters there is to me. The denouement is much more cooked all the way through. The story is one of the show's most disturbing (some of it not for the faint hearted) and is effectively complicated, while still being logical and not too convoluted. The English subtitles are not hard to follow at all and helps one to really understand the Italian language. The script is thought-provoking and intriguing, with a healthy balance of never less than amusing if more eccentric than usual, some tension and some charming drama with Montalbano's complicated personal life. The sound effects are remarkably authentic. The music is never over-bearing or low-key with a nice atmosphere and flavour, a lot of it is very cleverly used. The scenery as always is atmospheric and the use of it very clever, the locale as always is suitably colourful. He's also trying to work things out with Livia, but has better luck unraveling the mystery of the butterfly tattoo on the shoulder of the unfortunate victim. As always with 'Inspector Montalbano', "A Nest of Vipers" is beautifully shot and the scenery is stunning, making those who've never been to Italy want to book a holiday there as soon as possible and is a treat for anybody who loves all things Italian. Montalbano investigates a local church organization in connection with the murder of a young Eastern European immigrant. one always expects 'Inspector Montalbano' to look good. Montalbano and the commissioner do agreed have a rather awkwardly written conversation, but other than that couldn't see anything else wrong. "A Nest of Vipers" is a great, if not quite best top-form, episode and satisfied more than the previous episode "The Mud Pyramid" (solid episode but not one of the most logical episodes of the show and the denouement underwhelmed). There may be very familiar tropes, but in a way it's inevitable and doesn't detract from the enjoyment at all. Watching 'Inspector Montalbano' is like eating a delicious Italian meal that immensely satisfies and leaves you wanting more. It is not easy breathing freshness into a well-worn genre but 'Inspector Montalbano' manages to do so with aplomb.
'Inspector Montalbano' is one of the best and most entertaining examples. The Swedish 'Wallander' and the Danish 'The Killing') also fascinate me. Love detective mystery dramas, particularly those from the UK and US ('Inspector Morse', 'A Touch of Frost', 'Foyle's War', 'Inspector George Gently', 'Midsomer Murders', 'Law and Order', 'Criminal Minds', 'Monk' and 'Murder She Wrote' for examples, and non-English/American ones (i.e.
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