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I'm really enjoying the Commissario Brunetti series. This book pulls together cultural differences between Italians and Americans; and the intricate relationships Brunetti has with his superior, his family, and his father-in-law, Count Orazio Falier. The environmental issues do not portray either Italy, Germany, or America in a good light. Venice is a supporting character and beautifully described.
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This is the second in the long-running Brunetti series. I read the first few some years back and am now re-reading, from the beginning, and enjoyed this more the second time around.
The first novel was a more traditional mystery, with a murder in an opera house. Leon now moves Brunetti away from the glitz and glamour and offers up the reader a far more nuanced and political novel. It begins with a body found in a canal, a young American seemingly murdered in a botched robbery. However, things are ...more
The first novel was a more traditional mystery, with a murder in an opera house. Leon now moves Brunetti away from the glitz and glamour and offers up the reader a far more nuanced and political novel. It begins with a body found in a canal, a young American seemingly murdered in a botched robbery. However, things are ...more
Leon definitely takes the reader to Venice in these books. I have never been there myself but her description of it, certainly gives me a feel for it. I hadn't known that the Americans had such a large part of it with their Army base. This book starts with the discovery of an American man found floating in one of the canals, leading to Brunetti's investigation into the death. Which in turn, leads to Brunetti having to visit the base and some of the officers there. We were told in the first book
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Very enjoyable book. Interesting, well drawn characters, scenic descriptions that put the reader inside the activity, and wonderful, current and relevant plot.
She said, "You haven't told me how your trip to America was."
..."It was very clean, and everyone smiled a great deal....I wonder why it is, that they always smile so much."
She turned away from the risotto and stared at him. "Why shouldn't they smile, Guido? Think about it. They're the richest people in the world. Everyone has to defer to them in politics, and they have convinced themselves, somehow, that everything they have ever done in their very brief history has been done for no purpose othe ...more
..."It was very clean, and everyone smiled a great deal....I wonder why it is, that they always smile so much."
She turned away from the risotto and stared at him. "Why shouldn't they smile, Guido? Think about it. They're the richest people in the world. Everyone has to defer to them in politics, and they have convinced themselves, somehow, that everything they have ever done in their very brief history has been done for no purpose othe ...more
While the subject matter is depressingly realistic, the book is a pleasure to read. Brunetti, his family and staff are wonderful people to spend time with. I am happy there are so many more in the series.
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