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Fatal Remedies (Commissario Brunetti, #8)

Donna Leon

Start date: October 15, 2024

Finish date: November 6, 2024

Discussion: Buddy reads

Why we're reading this: Next in the Brunetti series.
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Sep 27, 2024 Susan in NC rated it liked it · review of another edition

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Reading this usually excellent series with the Reading the Detectives group. This book was a disappointment, though.

The story opens with (view spoiler) The author often addresses social issues, and this time, the character vandalizing the agency is enraged that it arranges sex tours to Thailand and the Philippines so “grown men can rape children” at brot ...more

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Oct 10, 2024 Susan rated it liked it · review of another edition

This is the eighth book in the Brunetti series and it is a bit of an odd one to review. Although I enjoyed this instalment in the series, it has some weaknesses that I felt meant that I had to lower the rating.

It begins with Brunetti's wife throwing a rock through the window of a travel agents who is advertising sex tours. Brunetti collects her and the police on patrol that night are sympathetic to him so the charge disappears. The second time she does it though, her arrest becomes known and mea ...more

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Oct 09, 2024 Jill rated it liked it

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This really did show a dilemma between Brunetti and his wife. Paola. In her demonstration against what was known as "Sex-tours", she takes a hefty stone and smashes the window of a tour shop. She stays there and waits for the police to come. As this is an embarrassment to the two officers, they quickly inform Brunetti so he takes her home. He tells her that he would get into a lot of trouble. if this was known. So she does it again!. Brunetti, because of this, is at first suspended from duty, bu ...more

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Feb 24, 2019 Robin rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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For the Lackberg-Leon LibraryThing Group Read. I‘m enjoying this mystery series. This one focuses on Guido and Paola‘s relationship and basic philosophical differences about justice. Paola deliberately gets arrested for what she feels is a good cause and Commissario Guido must deal with the consequences to his career. Easy, quick and enjoyable read.

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May 24, 2020 Yorky Caz rated it it was amazing

Fantastic. The fact its set in venice is a massive bonus but excellent writing. Kinda amazed with all the time the police spend at lunch or popping for a glass of wine they solve any crimes but solve them Brunetti does 😀

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