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My ninth Brunetti. A story of multiple levels of Italian public sector corruption. First we have the building inspectorate in Venice where bribes to encourage inspectors to overlook planning law infringements may be common. Secondly, corruption in hospitals where incompetence leading to unnecessary death seems to be rife. Thirdly the desire to hush up informally the arrest of Brunetti's bosses son on drugs charges. And lastly, Brunetti's own family with a building code problem of their own, whic
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Venice, and Italy, are not portrayed sympathetically, but Brunetti's integrity and marriage are inspirational. Excellent plot with a surprising opening, unimaginable to most of us. I felt there was a plot point left unexplained, but that reflects true police work.
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