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Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"Donna Leon's bestselling mystery novels have won a multitude of fans for their insider's portrayal of Venice. From family meals to vaporetti rides, the details and rhythms of everyday life are an integral part of this beloved series. But so are the never-ending influx of tourists and the suffocating corruption. Through it all, Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti, a good man who loves his family and his city, has been an enduring figure, but in Earthly...
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Pub. Date
2012
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English
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When the body of man is found in a canal, damaged by the tides, carrying no wallet, and wearing only one shoe, Brunetti has little to work with. No local has filed a missing-person report, and no hotel guests have disappeared. Where was the crime scene? And how can Brunetti identify the man when he can't show pictures of his face? The autopsy shows a way forward: it turns out the man was suffering from a rare, disfiguring disease. With Inspector Vianello,...
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Guido Brunetti mysteries volume 17
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
One cold and rainy morning, the body of a gypsy is found floating in a canal. Brunetti suspects she fell off a nearby roof while fleeing an apartment she had robbed--but something about the case continues to haunt him.
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Pub. Date
2007
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English
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When Commissario Brunetti is summoned in the middle of the night to the hospital bed of a pediatrician, he is confronted with more questions than answers. Three men--a young carabiniere captain and two privates from out of town--burst into the doctor's apartment while the family was sleeping, attacked him, and took away his eighteen-month-old boy. What could have motivated an assault by the forces of the state that was so violent it has left the
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Guido Brunetti mysteries volume 19
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Under the stifling summer sun, Venice is flooded with tourism. Commissario Guido Brunetti is planning the perfect mountain vacation where he can catch up on his reading. However, before he can go, an old friend has him look into a court corruption case. As he probes deeper, Commissario Brunetti quickly becomes embroiled in a shocking murder case that is linked to his own investigation.
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Series
Guido Brunetti mysteries volume 12
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
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Guido Brunetti mysteries volume 13
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
When a Romanian housekeeper, a prime suspect in the brutal murder of her employer, dies while fleeing arrest, the police close the books on the crime, until new information prompts Commissario Guido Brunetti to investigate.
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Series
Guido Brunetti mysteries volume 15
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
After coming to the aid of Vianello's old friend, Ribetti, arrested during an environmental protest, Commissario Brunetti becomes concerned about Ribetti's father-in-law, Giovanni De Cal, a nasty factory owner heard making threats against his son-in law.
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