(ANSA) - Rome, July 17 - Italian crime writing great Andrea
Camilleri died on Wednesday at Rome's Santo Spirito hospital,
sources said.
The creator of Inspector Montalbano, arguably Italy's most
famous fictional detective, had been critically ill since
suffering cardiac arrest a month ago.
Camilleri, 93, became a best-selling author after he turned
60, and his books have sold millions of copies worldwide.
The TV adaptation of Montalbano's adventures, as well as a
spin-off, The Young Montalbano, are big hits in Italy and around
the world too.
Andrea Camilleri is dead
Creator of Inspector Montalbano had cardiac arrest last month