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White Nights by Ann Cleeves (Shetland #2) (August/Sept 25)
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By Susan · 29 posts · 12 views
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Having hugely enjoyed the first two, I have managed to track down the next in the series of Inspector Brunetti novels, although unfortunately #3 to #6 are only available in paperback (not on Kindle) so I have raided second hand sources. This is a brilliant story of a set of murders backed by very unpleasant corruption in the Venetian body politic. It is a stifling August and Brunetti's normal (for an Inspector in a novel) family have gone to the mountains. Guido has to stay and investigate the m
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I did like this but found that the absence of Brunetti's family did take away a certain sense of humour the previous books contained. I also found I didn't want to know exactly how Brunetti was cooking his meals. I felt there were a few places where this book could have been edited better. Having said that I did think the overall plot was good, and once again showed how corrupt, and discriminate the law and government were.
The main plot involves the corpse of a man dressed as a woman on waste gr ...more
The main plot involves the corpse of a man dressed as a woman on waste gr ...more
Excellent series with a wonderful sense of place and a sympathetic detective with an attractive family. The plot in this one highlights the deaths of innocents killed for the convenience of the guilty.
Aug 18, 2021
Suki St Charles
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May 01, 2022
Wayne Jordaan
marked it as to-read
