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Donna Leon (Author)
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Publication Date: 7 April 2011 | Series: Brunetti (Book 16)

A young woman returns from holiday to find her elderly neighbour dead on the floor. A heart attack seems the likely cause, but Commissario Brunetti is not so sure and decides to take a closer look. Soon he discovers that she was part of an organization that cares for abused women and that her apartment was a safe-house.

Convinced that this is the lead he has been looking for, Brunetti begins his search for answers. But as he sets out to discover the truth behind her death, he is drawn into a decades-old story of lies and deceit that has blighted love and ruined lives - and has claimed this innocent woman as its newest victim. Brunetti's investigation takes him deep into the dark heart of his beloved Venice.

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  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: William Heinemann; First Edition First Printing edition (7 April 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0434021431
  • ISBN-13: 978-0434021437
  • Product Dimensions: 14.4 x 22.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 187,745 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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[Leon's] portrait of Venice and modern Italy is, as always, captivating...The lively conversations between...characters, displaying Leon's sly humour, are a delight. (Evening Standard )

With characteristic skill, Leon draws together multiple threads and a well-rounded cast ... With the steady, unsentimental style that has become her signature, Donna Leon keeps us hesitating until the last corner is turned. (Times Literary Supplement )

Leon's clear-eyed descriptions of Venice still make you long to return to the calles and campos of the floating city. (Sunday Telegraph )

More elegant, understated crime fighting from the mistress of La Serinissima...A welcome return to the comfortable characters and locations that her fans have come to love. (Independent )

[Leon] is a master at weaselling her way into the venal byways of human selfishness and laying them bare. ... There's a quietness to the crimes here that is more powerful than outlandish violence, and which points to the philosophical bedrock from which Leon so effectively works. (Scottish Sunday Herald )

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Celebrated by The Times as one of the 50 Greatest Crime Writers, Donna Leon brings us the twentieth Commissario Brunetti detective novel in this gripping Venice based crime series.
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67 of 68 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Leon, but not obviously... 23 April 2011
By A. McGuire
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An old woman is found dead; it appears to be natural causes - a heart attack; except there are a few marks on the corpse which aren't absolutely consonant with that verdict. Brunetti can't ignore them, and is led into an investigation which leads to a dreadful evil behind the death.
If you want thrills and fast action, look elsewhere. To do that, though, would be a shame, because the way Leon tells the story exactly parallels the nature of the crime and the evil: they're hidden things, things society would sooner ignore, things which require careful vision to see.
So the investigation unfolds gently, slowly and not always obviously; yet always inexorably, until we are brought, with Brunetti, to the truth, and the central evil of the book.
It would be a shame if a writer of Donna Leon's class were condemned to write variations on a theme, as so many crime writers do. Each of her books has a different register; she is ready to try new ways of writing and unfolding a plot. And that means, inevitably, that not every one of her fans will like each book. Yet, to me at least, this one is a gem: understated but vital, and never after effect for the sake of effect. So what if Patta et al take a back seat? That's what this story requires, so that's how Leon writes it.
Ignore the nay-sayers and see for yourself...
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant excursion to Venice 28 April 2011
By Bluebell TOP 50 REVIEWER
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The basic story of this book, an elderly woman found dead, is it an accident or is it murder, provides a back-drop for the author to explore morality issues of Italian life: mainly corruption and exploitation of women from Eastern Europe.

I'm surprised that some reviewers have felt that this book was not as good as previous Donna Leon novels. I thought it was up to her usual high standard. I don't read her Commissario Brunetti books for the detective element, more for the atmosphere of Venice and Italian life: both good and bad. She has created a range of well-rounded characters whose lives I enjoy following in the series. Brunetti is unusual in detective fiction that he's basically a happy man, with a stable family life, who doesn't drink to excess or smoke endless cigarettes, and who gets on well with his assistant, Vianello and is thus a welcome contrast to the almost universal character clichés of other detective series. A favourite character for me is Signorina Electra and her amazing computer hacking skills and her dead-pan approach to her pompous and lazy boss, Vice-Questore, Patta.
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67 of 73 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Not one of her best, I'm sorry to say ... 10 April 2011
By bookelephant TOP 500 REVIEWER
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I begin to wonder whether Donna Leon has exhausted her interest in Brunetti and the world she has created for him. I almost felt at points in the book that she was simply rushing through to get the book out to schedule. Like a previous reviewer I felt the nods to Brunetti's world almost perfunctory: Elletra, Vianello, Paola and the children all make their due appearances doing something characteristic, but they do not develop at all as personalities (which is a sadness for all long term readers, and I felt particularly an opportunity missed with Chiara and Rafi - I mean really, isn't there always something new with teenagers?). Personally I missed most the descriptions of Paola's cooking - I always linger over the pages which describe her dishing up, and them enjoying her beautiful seasonal recipes - this time a couple of lines tell us what the family has, and you can go away and look it up in a cookbook if you want more. Mean, I call it!
But to the detective aspect of the book, which is what we are all theoretically there for - how about that? Well, agaiin I felt that Donna Leon was slightly bored by the format. Yes, we get a mystery - an elderly lady is found dead. It could be a heart attack but there are some indications which suggest violence which may have precipitated the heart attack. The son is well in with Patta, but behaves mysteriously, the finder of the body may have links to the Mafia, the spare bedroom of the flat is plain odd. We get a resolution, of course, but it is frankly not very satisfactory qua detective fiction resolution - and the red herrings are not enjoyably played out along the way - just floated and dropped.
Where Leon seems more to be going is a slightly downbeat state of the nation review.... Read more ›
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Drawing Conclusions - Failed 12 May 2011
By cookingapple
Format:Kindle Edition
This is just not up to Ms Leon's usual standard. It seems like an outline of a novel. There are too many irrelevant episodes: the family is wheeled in to show it is still there; Scarpa makes a brif appearence to no purpose; Brunnetti's walks a through Venice have all the interst of a street directory and are no substitute for atmosphere.There is no real depth of character drawing. A murder mystery without any tension or pace and too much reliance on hazy memories of past events and computer bank records. The plot seems far-fetched and very unlikely. There is no action - physical or mental. I was uninvolved in it all and now cannot recall any incidents or characters. Donna Leon needs to take a rest and recharge her batteries.
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59 of 66 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Brunetti's getting tired 5 April 2011
By Ms. Fiona Allen
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I've always been such a fan of the Commissario Brunetti series that when this book arrived (pre ordered last year) I cancelled all other plans & retreated to the sofa. Bad idea. There's a body. There's an investigation. Less than 3 hours after finishing the last page, I can't even remember if the theoretically guilty party gets charged with anything at all.
It's almost like Ms Leon has lost interest - Scarpa makes a token appearance, complaining about the 2 coppers Brunetti has no time for; Elettra buys flowers and hacks into computers; Vianello is a tower of strength; Patta is as blandly infuriating as ever; Paola cooks less than formerly and Raffi & Chiara barely make an appearance.
It's Brunetti, Jim, but not as we know it.
Perhaps I've finally read too many of a series which I adored for its freshness and personality when it first appeared, but frankly, I could not get really interested in any of the characters at all. I just didn't care. I don't think Donna Leon does, anymore.
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As always I loved this book, I love the setting and the story lines. I would love to see these books dramatised on TV I think they would outshine Midsomer Murders anyday. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another good Brunetti story
Light easy read, with the usual twists and turns to crime solution. I enjoy the interaction of the Brunetti family, meal times with their love of food and wine , Paula's... Read more
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Like all of these books the story is quite good and there is no bad language. But there are too many "Italian" expressions and there really should be and explanation of... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Workaday
Rather disappointing for a Commissario Brunetti fan. Not the usual twisting and turning of the plot, and seemed that Donna Leon was running out of steam with this character.
Published 3 months ago by ianm
5.0 out of 5 stars ;excellent
excellent novel from donna leon. Well written in a style that makes it easy to read
And I would recommend this to others. Read more
Published 3 months ago by freddie
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read!
I am a huge fan of Donna Leon's Brunetti and have read all previous, what is it 16, books. None is boring and all are a very good read.
Published 3 months ago by Mary
4.0 out of 5 stars She's great
We both enjoy Donnas' stories, they always keep the interest up and are really well read. We follow her career with interest.
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