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Donna Leon Death at La Fenice
Arrow 0099469367 / 9780099469360 PAPERBACK Very Good
0099469367 Editorial Reviews n nFrom Publishers Weekly nA breathless beginning and an unexpected lack of reference to the lush setting mark this lively launch of a projected series of Venetian mysteries. When legendary German conductor Helmut Wellauer is found dead in his dressing room two acts into a performance of La Traviata , police commissario Guido Brunetti is called in. Among those who might have provided the cyanide poison that killed the maestro, immediate suspects include the vaunted conductor's coolly indifferent young wife and those many in the music industry who are offended by his homophobia. Methodically probing into the victim's past, Brunetti also uncovers Wellauer's Nazi sympathies and a lead to a trio of singing sisters from yesteryear--one now destitute, one dead and the other missing. Though burdened by a dictatorial superior and two lumpen subordinates, Brunetti gets help from his aristocratic wife and her well-connected parents. The narrative's best moments involve Brunetti's wry exchanges with his colleagues and the cunningly masked, obvious solution. nCopyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. n nFrom Kirkus Reviews nCyanide poisoning during the second-act intermission of La Traviata leaves the eminent conductor Helmut Wellauer dead, survived by a constellation of suspects from prima Flavia Petrelli (whose lesbian liaison with a wealthy American archeologist, Brett Lynch, Wellauer was threatening to expose) to director Franco Santore (furious over Wellauer's refusal to honor a bargain to find a job for Santore's prot‚g‚)--and including of course Wellauer's suddenly wealthy, and much younger, widow Elizabeth. The investigating officer, Guido Brunetti, Vice-Commissario of the Venice Police, brings to his first case tact, persistence, and a useful sympathy with young women--which becomes suddenly pertinent when he unearths Wellauer's prewar involvement with a family of three star-crossed girls. Deftly plotted and smoothly written in the Ngaio Marsh cultural mode, but recommended even for readers who, like Brett Lynch, don't care for Verdi. -- Copyright ?1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Donna Leon Doctored Evidence
Arrow 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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Leon, Donna Dood van een maestro
De Boekerij 9022520757 / 9789022520758 PAPERBACK Very Good
9022520757 In het prachtige en betoverende Venetië lijkt de misdaag nauwelijks een rol te spelen. Totdat tijdens de pauze van een opera in het gerenommeerde theater La Fenice de wereldberoemde maestro Helmut Wellauer dood wordt aangetroffen. Hij is vergiftigd. Zijn dood veroorzaakt een schokgolf in de anders zo onbewogen kanalen van de stad. De ongenaakbare en eigenzinnige maestr had weliswaar vijanden, maar toch is het voor commissaris Guido Brunetti bijzonder moeilijk de dader aan te wijzen. Tussen gondole en kathedralen, palazi en canali vindt Brunetti stukjes van de puzzel die een macaber beeld vormen van zowel slachtoffer als dader...
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Donna Leon La otra cara de la verdad
Seix Barral 8432228443 / 9788432228445 PERFECT PAPERBACK Fine
8432228443 Description nCuando el comisario Brunetti conoce a Franca Marinello, descubre con sorpresa que está lejos de ser la rubia superficial que el vestuario caro hacían prever. n nPrésentation de l'éditeur nCuando el comisario Brunetti conoce a Fran
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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
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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