false 68099 27 There is little violent crime in Venice, a serenely beautiful floating city of mystery and magic, history and decay. But the evil that does occasionally rear its head is the jurisdiction of Guido Brunetti, the suave, urbane vice-commissario of police and a genius at detection. Now all of his admirable abilities must come into play in the deadly affair of Maestro Helmut Wellauer, a world-renowned conductor who died painfully from cyanide poisoning during an intermission at La Fenice. But as the investigation unfolds, a chilling picture slowly begins to take shape -- a detailed portrait of revenge painted with vivid strokes of hatred and shocking depravity. And the dilemma for Guido Brunetti will not be finding a murder suspect, but rather narrowing the choices down to one... 1245618 book 1992 Death at La Fenice: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery total:781|5:122|4:354|3:260|2:37|1:8| 781 2888 1027 160 3 1 false false Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 20:09:40 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 20:10:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Thu Dec 11 13:20:29 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 13:20:29 -0800 2008 Gute Ansätze, aber insgesamt nur mittelmäßig

Dieses Buch stellt mich gerade bezüglich der Bewertung auf einer Skala von 5 Sternen vor ein wirkliches Problem. Es gibt eine wirklich nennenswerte Anzahl von Schwachstellen die auch eine recht harschen Kritik rechtfertigen würden, aber e...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 18:06:30 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 18:17:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 05:42:08 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 19:10:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 21:02:29 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 14:19:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jan 11 14:26:38 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 14:28:33 -0800 2009 narrated by Anna Fields, produced by and purchased from Blackstone Audio Books.

This is my first Donna Leon book, and definitely not my last. Guido Brunetti is a detective in Venice who receives a call to g...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 18:15:20 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 23:06:08 -0700 2009 I didn't think the first chapter was really written all tha...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Aug 31 11:36:17 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 11:36:54 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 03:33:36 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 03:41:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 11:45:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 11:49:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 12:12:36 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 12:25:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 21:26:15 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 21:39:35 -0700 2008
This one is a nice by the numbers detective book, where the talking leads to a lot more talking, the clues lead to a lot of leg work, and the killing ends up being twisted, justified and out of left field.

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As far as murder mysteries go, it was good enough. I never saw the plot twist coming, so hurrah for that. But the characters were dry, and I never once felt like I was back in Venice. And ever...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Dec 01 19:43:05 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 01 20:16:22 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 20:16:42 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 10:13:33 -0700 2009 3 more...]]>