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When the body of man is found in a canal, damaged by the tides, carrying no wallet, and wearing only one shoe, Brunetti has little to work with. No local has filed a missing-person report, and no hotel guests have disappeared. Where was the crime scene? And how can Brunetti identify the man when he can't show pictures of his face? The autopsy shows a way forward: it turns out the man was suffering from a rare, disfiguring disease. With Inspector Vianello, Brunetti canvasses shoe stores and winds up on the mainland in Mestre, outside of his usual sphere. From a shopkeeper, they learn that the man had a kindly way with animals. At the same time, animal rights and meat consumption are quickly becoming preoccupying issues at the Venice Questura and in Brunetti's home, where conversation at family meals offers a window into the joys and conflicts of Italian life. Perhaps with the help of Signorina Elettra, Brunetti and Vianello can identify the man and understand why someone wanted him dead. As subtle and engrossing as ever, Leon's Beastly Things is immensely enjoyable, intriguing, and ultimately moving.

About the Author :
Donna Leon has lived in Venice for over twenty-five years and previously lived in Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Iran and China, where she worked as a teacher. Her previous novels featuring Commissario Brunetti have all been highly acclaimed.

Review :
Beastly Things...doesn't disappoint. All her trademark strengths shine in this swiftly paced, sophisticated tale of greed versus ethics. -- "Seattle Times" As if Brunetti weren't already steaming about the 'mindless, atavistic greed' motivating everything from the shabby practices of the banking industry to the irresponsible dredging of the Grand Canal, Leon hits him with a crime that really tries his soul...So he takes his pleasures where he can-at home with his family, in his favorite coffee bars and on long walks around Venice-but after this case, the city he loves will never be quite the same for him. -- "New York Times Book Review " Brunetti's challenges make for scintillating reading. -- "Christian Science Monitor" Leon hits [Brunetti] with a crime that really tries his soul...So he takes his pleasures where he can-at home with his family, in his favorite coffee bars and on long walks around Venice-but after this case, the city he loves will never be quite the same for him. -- "New York Times Book Review " Like Dorothy Sayers's Lord Peter Wimsey in the 1930s, Guido Brunetti has accumulated depth and subtlety book by book. In Beastly Things he learns, the hard way, unpleasant facts about the meat industry that have long since made vegetarians of his daughter and Inspector Vianello. Leon has never written a more powerful sequence than the chapter in Beastly Things where Brunetti and Vianello visit a busy slaughterhouse. ...Set, as always, against the living background of Venice itself, and the family background that keeps Brunetti's moral compass straight while letting him enjoy good food, wine, and loving support, Beastly Things is a quietly satisfying celebration of the series's twenty-first birthday. Long may it continue. -- "New Republic" One of the most attractive serial detectives of contemporary fiction...The unravelling of this intricate plot is very satisfying, yet the real pleasure of this novel lies in its evocation of a city whose shimmering beauty is set against the encroaching predations of the Mafia; a city where proper jobs are so rare that most young adults live at home with their parents, studying or wasting time; a place where your only real safety comes from having, say, four Doges in your ancestry, or a father with such powerful influence that nobody dares cross him. -- "Independent (UK)"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780792786481
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
  • Height: 185 mm
  • No of Pages: 8
  • Series Title: Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery
  • Weight: 376 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0792786483
  • Publisher Date: 01 Apr 2012
  • Binding: CD-Audio
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 38 mm
  • Width: 157 mm


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