# The Day of the Owl

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- Book: [The Day of the Owl](https://www.bookquiver.com/leonardo-sciascia/the-day-of-the-owl) ([The Day of the Owl.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/leonardo-sciascia/the-day-of-the-owl.md))
- Authors: [Leonardo Sciascia](https://www.bookquiver.com/leonardo-sciascia), [George Scialabba](https://www.bookquiver.com/george-scialabba), [Archibald Colquhoun](https://www.bookquiver.com/archibald-colquhoun), [Anthony Oliver](https://www.bookquiver.com/anthony-oliver)
- Publisher: nyrb_classics
- ISBN: 978-15-9017-061-8
- Pages: 136
- Published: 2003-09-30
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A man is shot dead as he runs to catch the bus in the piazza of a small Sicilian town. Captain Bellodi, the detective on the case, is new to his job and determined to prove himself. Bellodi suspects the...