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Book Synopsis''Donna Leon goes from strength to strength ... This is her tenth novel but it''s as fresh and entertaining as the first'' Observer
When two clam fishermen are murdered on the island of Pellestrina, Commissario Brunetti is called to investigate. He has his work cut out for him - the people of Pellestrina are tight-knit, bound together by a code of loyalty and suspicious of outsiders. To break through, he enlists the help of his boss'' secretary Signorina Elettra, who visits the island as an undercover agent. Soon, Brunetti finds himself torn between his duty to solve the murders, concern for Elettra''s safety, and his not entirely straightforward feelings for her . . .
''A splendid series . . . with a backdrop so vivid you can smell it'' Sunday Telegraph
Trade ReviewThe arrival of a new Donna Leon book fills me with pleasurable anticipation. She tells a good story, including the best of all current police detectives, Commissario Brunetti, and locates it in a superbly described Venice. The plot is beautifully constructed. The climax is exciting and disturbing ... Brunetti is as irresistible as ever * The Scotsman *
Donna Leon goes from strength to strength ... This is her tenth novel but it's as fresh and entertaining as the first * The Observer *
Mesmerising * Express on Sunday *
A splendid series ... with a backdrop so vivid you can smell it * Sunday Telegraph *
Brunetti is hard to beat - Leon's tenth novel more than maintains the standard of its predecessors * TLS *
