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Donna Leon | Death in a Strange Country | English Title: Death in a Strange Country<br>Novel, 400 Pages

Novel, Hardcover
400 Pages
Published in Feb. 1995

ISBN 978-3-257-06051-5

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Donna Leon
Death in a Strange Country

Published by Diogenes as Endstation Venedig

Early one morning Guido Brunetti, Commissario of the Venice Police, confronts a grisly sight when the body of a young man is fished out of a fetid Venetian canal. All the clues point to a violent mugging, but for Brunetti the robbery motive seems altogether too convenient. Then something very incriminating is discovered in the dead man's flat, something which points to the existence of a high level cabal - and Brunetti becomes convinced that somebody, somewhere, is taking great pains to provide a ready-made solution to the crime.

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»Brunetti ... is the most humane sleuth since Georges Simenon’s Inspector Maigret ... He is a decent man [who achieves] a quiet heroism.«The Philadelphia Inquirer

»Leon’s books shimmer in the grace of their setting and are warmed by the charm of their characters.«The New York Times Book Review

»What makes Leon’s work especially unnerving is the sense that corruption is a continuing process. The characters of Brunetti and his family continue to deepen throughout this series.«The Times

»Brunetti ... long ago joined the ranks of the classic fictional detectives.«Evening Standard

»Slips along like a motorised gondola.«Oxford Times

»Commissario Brunetti, most charismatic current Euro-cop, uncovers deadly ants' nest of corruption. Highly accomplished, scary read.«Guardian

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