Dhis first book, Il Corso delle Cose in 1978. It took more than 20 years after the publication of his second book, Un filo di fumo, that is main fictional character Salvo Montalbano became an overnight success.The mystery series was a main worldwide success and has been translated into thirty-six languages.
Along with his massively popular Montalbano character Andrea Camilleri wrote several novels focusing on historical and civil fiction.