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This was a reread, I started this series decades ago, when first published, and read a few, out of order, when they became available through my library. I always meant to get back to the series, set in modern Venice, and starring Commissario Guido Brunetti. I’m glad to be rereading with the Reading the Detectives group.
As this book opens, Brunetti is looking forward to escaping the steamy summer of Venice with his family; his plans are put on hold when the body of a badly beaten man is discovere ...more
As this book opens, Brunetti is looking forward to escaping the steamy summer of Venice with his family; his plans are put on hold when the body of a badly beaten man is discovere ...more
This is the third in the Guido Brunetti mystery series. Brunetti is planning a holiday with his wife and children, when he is asked to investigate the murder of an unknown man. Found outside a slaughterhouse, the man appears to be a transvestite and possibly a prostitute. However, looks can be deceiving and Brunetti finds himself embroiled in a sweltering Venetian summer, where murder, conspiracy and corruption combine to keep him away from his family.
Although Brunetti is an extremely moral man, ...more
Although Brunetti is an extremely moral man, ...more
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