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| Title | : | Fatal Remedies (Commissario Brunetti #8) |
| Author | : | Donna Leon |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 303 pages |
| Published | : | March 2nd 2000 by Arrow (first published 1999) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Crime. Cultural. Italy. Fiction |
Donna Leon
Paperback | Pages: 303 pages Rating: 3.91 | 5908 Users | 446 Reviews
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A sudden act of vandalism had just been committed in the chill Venetian dawn. But Commissario Guido Brunetti soon finds out that the perpetrator is no petty criminal. For the culprit waiting to be apprehended at the scene of the crime is none other than Paola Brunetti, his wife.As Paola's actions provoke a crisis in the Brunetti household, Brunetti himself is under increasing pressure at work: a daring robbery with Mafia connections is linked to a suspicious death and his superiors need quick results. As his professional and personal lives clash, Brunetti's own career is under threat - and the conspiracy which Paola had risked everything to expose draws him inexorably to the brink ...
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| Original Title: | Fatal Remedies |
| ISBN: | 0099269309 (ISBN13: 9780099269304) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Commissario Brunetti #8 |
| Characters: | Commissario Guido Brunetti, Vice-Questore Patta, Ispettore Vianello, Paola Brunetti, Paolo Mitri, Giuliano Zambino, Count Orazio Falier, Signorina Elettra, Signor Dorandi, Sandro Bonaventura |
| Setting: | Venice(Italy) |
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Ratings: 3.91 From 5908 Users | 446 ReviewsCrit Containing Books Fatal Remedies (Commissario Brunetti #8)
Synopsis: Brunetti's career is under threat when his professional and personal lives unexpectedly intersect. In the chill of the Venetian dawn, a sudden act of vandalism shatters the quiet of the deserted city, and Brunetti is shocked to find that the culprit waiting to be apprehended at the scene is a member of his own family. Meanwhile, he is also under pressure from his superiors to solve a daring robbery with connections to a suspicious accidental death. Could the two crimes be connected?This one made me sad. Paola's attitude didn't help. She has potential to be a champion in the "hater" category, IMHO. For a valid reason, but her hatred is always defused in a wider arena and there is usually friendly fire damage. In this one that included Guido being hurt/hit, IMHO.The Mafia repercussions were dire, and some of the mood setting conversations with witnesses and in between police departments was 2 star enjoyment reading.Guido's daughter being 12 and asking some innocent questions
Huge fan of this series and Commissario Brunetti and especially of Signorina Eletra(?). My favorite part was the "buzz word bingo" she invented for the office to play during the weekly meetings. Definitely will be instituting that at my work place soon.As for the mystery -- it was not traditional and it was a little hard to follow, but believable in that aspect. I appreciated the glimpse into the compicated relationship between Guido and Paola and the issues of two people taking very firm stands
Paola Brunetti is a woman who feels injustice keenly. Particularly when that injustice is dealt to innocent children. She has recently become aware that travel agencies in her own city of Venice are selling sex tours to Southeast Asia. These sex tours offer children as their objects. Children are being raped for the pleasure of sick, rich men. Paola feels a compulsion to act.The travel agencies are not technically breaking any Venetian or Italian law; their transgression is against morality.
Another in the Commissario Brunetti series by Donna Leon. This time his wife Paola is guilty of breaking the window of a travel agency and has been arrested. Shes trying to bring attention to trips to the Far East for gentlemen who wish to have sex with young people. The story has good food and visits with his family. These are fun little books.
Synopsis: Brunetti's career is under threat when his professional and personal lives unexpectedly intersect. In the chill of the Venetian dawn, a sudden act of vandalism shatters the quiet of the deserted city, and Brunetti is shocked to find that the culprit waiting to be apprehended at the scene is a member of his own family. Meanwhile, he is also under pressure from his superiors to solve a daring robbery with connections to a suspicious accidental death. Could the two crimes be connected?
Donna Leon has done it again.... another amazing Commisario Brunetti mystery to savor. I have read many in this series over the years and as usual found I could get right back into the characters' lives both personal and professional, all through the eyes of Brunetti. It is such a pleasure following his analytical mind when he is solving a case. In this book his wife Paola started the action when she became enraged that certain travel agencies were arranging tours to certain countries where men
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