- Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Pan Books; New edition edition (24 Nov 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330344129
- ISBN-13: 978-0330344128
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 103,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Commissario Brunetti's hopes of a refreshing holiday with his family are dashed when a body is found in Marghera so badly beaten that the face is unrecognizable. Brunetti searches in vain for someone who can identify the body. Then he receives a call promising some tantalizing information.
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Commissario Brunetti's hopes of a refreshing family holiday in the mountains are once again dashed when a gruesome discovery is made in Marghera - a body so badly beaten the face is unrecognizable. Brunetti searches Venice for someone who can identify the dead man. But he is met with a wall of silence. Then he receives a telephone call from a contact who promises some tantalizing information. And before the night is out Brunetti is confronting yet another appalling and apparently senseless death . . .
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58 of 58 people found the following review helpful
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It's not that Venetians are unaccustomed to discovering a body in and about one of its many canalas, but when this particular body is found to be that of the director of a local, influential, bank, eyebrows and curiosity are raised. And even more so when this body is presented as a transvestite prostitute! All Venice is in an uproar!
Donna Leon returns triumphantly in another of her brilliant Commissario Guido Brunetti episodes, and the reader is not left for one second in anything but gripping suspense. Leon, an American writer who is enjoying incredible success at writing police procedurals set in Italy, presents "the Pearl of the Adriatic" in more than all its glory. With Brunetti, she explores not only its grandeur but reveals the city's mud as well.
Just as the body is not as it seems, Brunetti finds that there is even more deception to come. Two more bodies are found that are related to this case, and the author examines more than just police procedures here, as she seems to do in all of her novels. The various aspects of Venetian life are examined, the corruption of government officials, the criminal activities (covering a wide range of subjects from drugs to illecit sex trade), and, of course, the personal lives of her central characters. She has a great knack for character presentation that make them more than just "interesting and lovable"! I have found few authors who do so with such dedication and thoroughness.
Leon, who lives in Italy, certainly seems to know her subjects well, beginning with the first Brunetti novel, "Death at La Fenice." None of her books should be missed, not simply because she has a glorious setting, or fantastic characters, or plots that are convincing, but simply because she is a good read!
41 of 42 people found the following review helpful
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My review is a warning. This title, THE ANONYMOUS VENETIAN, is already being sold as DRESSED FOR DEATH, both titles being sold by Amazon, not always with a warning. It is very easy, therefore, to buy both titles and end up with two copies of the same novel. Why this has occured is a mystery since I greatly respect and admire Ms. Leon and can't imagine why she would allow it to occur. The Anonymous Venetian is an excellent title but not really appropriate for this novel, while Dressed for Death is a bit shopworn but actually perfect for the novel in question.
31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Gentle, thoughtful Guidi Brunetti is the antithesis of all those angst-ridden, alcoholic, testosterone-laden macho cops. I'm a new but enthusiastic convert to the series. The book begins with the vivid image of a body found outside an abattoir, and Commissario Brunetti is brought in to investigate the killing of a prominent banker - who dies dressed as a woman. Skilfully plotted, engagingly written, with credible characters who come alive as you read - none more so that Venice herself, the city Brunetti both loves and hates.
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A great read
Fabulous read, hard to put down - loved the storytelling, the setting and the suspense. One of my favourite writers based in my favourite city.
Published 3 months ago by Ms. L. Alcantara Caminero
Commissario Brunetti
If you have ever been to Venice you will be able to visualise this book. But even if you haven't this and all the others are just brilliant. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Alwyne
Bit one dimensional - but entertaining
Heard the author on Radio 4 and thought her books sounded interesting. Bit disappointed by the calibre of the writing (being used to P D James, Ian Rankin, Kate Atkinson et al.... Read more
Published 8 months ago by katowales
absolute rubbish
I'll keep this short - the book is not worth the paper it is printed on. Absolute rubbish, it was a major effort to get to the point in the book where I had to decide enough was... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Denhunt
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Venice is never a mere background for Donna Leon's engaging mysteries: the city is as much a character in the unfolding plot as the police and the villains. Read more
Published on 24 Sep 2009 by G. M. Sinstadt
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This is the third in Donna Leon's excellent series of murder mysteries set in contemporary Venice. The second, `Death in a Strange Country', had as its underlying theme the perils... Read more
Published on 11 Jun 2008 by Nicholas Casley
An easy read, a change from the usual
Commisario Guido Brunetti is planning a holiday in the Italian mountains with his family to escape the stifling heat of Venice. Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2007 by Sarah Durston
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With The Anonymous Venetian (retitled by the American publisher as Dressed for Death), the Guido Brunetti mysteries reach their full power for the first time. Read more
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