by Donna Leon
Two fishermen are found dead on the Island of Pallestrina and Brunetti tries to investigate as much as he can in a town where people just do not talk to strangers. And anyone who wasn't born there is considered a stranger. But Signorina Elettra happens to have family there and she usually spends her...
Enjoyed the unsentimental but highly picturesque descriptions of Venice and area. Coming in at about the tenth in a series doesn't seem to have harmed the reading experience; although one can tell that there are disturbances afoot in the personal life of the detective, it doesn't trespass unduly on ...
Auteur américain résidant à Venise, surtout populaire en Europe et en Australie, ces romans sont un pur délice de sarcasme, d’ironie, de tendresse et de suspense. C’est la Venise quotidienne, la bureaucratie italienne ordinaire. Dans cette dixième enquête du commissario Brunetti, on se promène dans ...