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Death in a Strange Country (Commissario Brunetti, #2)

Donna Leon

Start date: October 15, 2022

Finish date: November 6, 2022

Discussion: Buddy reads

Why we're reading this: Following on from our read of the first Brunetti book.
[close] Following on from our read of the first Brunetti book.

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Mar 12, 2019 Tony Fitzpatrick rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I really like these stories, the Venetian setting is lovely, and the character of Commissario Guido Brunetti is beautifully described. Unlike most detectives in fiction he seems to have a fairly normal home life. Similar to most of the others however is that he has to cope with incompetent and often corrupt management. In this second outing for the Italian Detective, he is investigating a murder of an American, based in the US army base some fifty miles north of Venice. In parallel, a wealthy Mi ...more

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Oct 28, 2022 Sandy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: rread-2022, mystery-detective-grp, mystery

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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