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Donna Leon Doctored Evidence
Arrow Books Ltd 0099446758 / 9780099446750 PAPERBACK Very Good
0099446758 When the body of an wealthy elderly woman is found, brutally murdered in her Venetian flat, it is soon clear to the police that the prime suspect is her Rumanian maid, who has disappeared and is heading for Rumania. When the woman is approached by the border police as her train is leaving Italy, she makes a run for it and is killed as she crosses the tracks in front of an oncoming train. She has a considerable sum of money on her and her papers are obvious forgeries. Case closed. But when the old woman's neighbour returns from a business trip in London, it becomes clear that the maid could not have had time to kill the old woman before catching her train, and that the money on her was not stolen. Commissario Brunetti decides - unofficially - to take the case on himself. As Brunetti learns more of the old woman's family, it becomes clear that this is probably not a crime motivated by greed, rather that the probable motive connects with the temptations of lust. But perhaps Brunetti is following a false trail and thinking of the wrong deadly sin altogether...
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Donna Leon Muerte En La Fenice
Clearway Logistics Phase 10-12 8432217484 / 9788432217487 PAPERBACK Very Good
8432217484 Kurzbeschreibung nIn der Pause vor dem letzten Akt der 'Traviata' wird der Stardirigent Helmut Wellauer tot aufgefunden. Es riecht eindeutig nach Zyankali. Sein Tod ist ein herber Verlust f?r die Musikwelt. Aber Commissario Brunettis Ermittlungen bringen
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Donna Leon Through a Glass Darkly
Unknown 0434015393 / 9780434015399 PAPERBACK Good
0434015393 Amazon.co.uk Review nDo the following two things appeal to you? A holiday in Venice, away from the tourist traps, investigating the city's more unusual nooks and crannies? Or trying (by proxy) to solve a particularly mystifying crime case with a variety of intriguing suspects? Well, you don't need either the money the first would require or the police qualifications the latter might need, if you merely shell out the modest outlay for Donna Leon's Through a Glass Darkly, the latest in her always assured Commissario Brunetti novels. n nAdmirers of these books need no recommendation: they have been amazingly consistent in their development over the years, and have rarely slipped into the overfamiliar--there's no sense that Donna Leon is tired of either Brunetti or his battles with municipal and governmental corruption. n nIt's spring in Venice, and Commissario Brunetti and his associate Vianello undertake a task not officially sanctioned by the Questura--they will try to do what they can for Vianello's friend Marco, an eco-activist who has been arrested after an environmental protest turns ugly. Soon after, Brunetti witnesses the almost psychotic enmity of Marco's father-in-law, who almost seems prepared to murder his relative (a fear that Marco's wife shares). The old man's glass factory on Murano, the source of the conflict between father and son-in-law, becomes the scene for a murder: in front of the furnaces which eternally burn at high temperatures, a body is found and Brunetti's search for the killer is aided by clues found in a volume of Dante. n nAll of the customary Leon fingerprints are satisfyingly in place here: the sultry and immensely vivid evocation of Venice; the ever-present pall of evil and corruption that suffuses the beauty of the city, and (most pleasurably of all) the careful delineation of character in Brunetti and his associates. This is a series that has a long time to run yet. n n--Barry Forshaw --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From the Publisher nThe wonderful new Commissario Brunetti mystery, from the Silver Dagger winner Donna Leon, an author who continues to go from strength to strength. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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10.90 EUR
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Donna Leon Through a Glass, Darkly
Penguin (Non-Classics) 0143117106 / 9780143117100 PAPERBACK New
0143117106 Editorial Reviews n nReview nNo one knows the labyrinthine world of Venice or the way favoritism and corruption shape Italian life like Leon's Brunetti . . . the thoughtful Venetian cop with a love of food, an outspoken wife, and a computer-hacker secretary who plays man Friday to his detective. -- Time n nOne of the best of the international crime writers is Donna Leon, and her Commissario Guido Brunetti tales set in Venice are at the apex of continental thrillers. -- Rocky Mountain News --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. n nReview nNo one knows the labyrinthine world of Venice or the way favoritism and corruption shape Italian life like Leon's Brunetti . . . the thoughtful Venetian cop with a love of food, an outspoken wife, and a computer-hacker secretary who plays man Friday to his detective. (Time) n nOne of the best of the international crime writers is Donna Leon, and her Commissario Guido Brunetti tales set in Venice are at the apex of continental thrillers. (Rocky Mountain News) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Donna Leon UN Mar De Problemas (Spanish Edition)
Editorial Seix Barral 8432227609 / 9788432227608 PAPERBACK Very Good
8432227609 Biography nInternationally bestselling mystery writer Donna Leon masterfully blends the intrigue and passion of the ancient city of Venice (also her beloved adopted home) with cutting-edge detective work in her popular series featuring Commissario Guido Brunetti.
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