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Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance
Jul 26, 2009 rated it liked it
I read Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil years ago and loved it, so I was excited when this book came out. Berendt really knows how to select a setting. He also knows how to seek out the local "characters" and bring them to life in print. Like Midnight, this book has a central mystery that's rather unsatisfactorily solved (in this case, the burning of The Fenice Opera House), fabulous descriptions of the city and its art and architecture, and lots of minor intrigues and petty infighting am ...more
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May 11, 2008 rated it really liked it
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The perfect companion read to Donna Leon's Commissaro Brunetti series - both do a superlative job at capturing the unique personality and worldview of Venetian culture. ...more
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