Short Story 2014

Andrea Camilleri
Judge Surra by Andrea Camilleri in Judges
shortlisted
Maclehose Press

A Judge moves to a small Sicilian town and becomes embroiled in a battle of wits with the local mafia who attempt to undermine him.

Judges comments –

A delightful blend of the serious and the comic. The protagonist is a version of the holy fool, always one step ahead of the villains without (apparently) realising it.