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Donna Leon | Death and Judgment | English Title: Death and Judgement<br>Novel, 352 Pages

Novel, Hardcover
352 Pages
Published in Feb. 1997

ISBN 978-3-257-06134-5

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Donna Leon
Death and Judgment

Published by Diogenes as Vendetta
English Title: Death and Judgement

Who makes telephone calls to Eastern Europe, Ecuador and Thailand from a bar in the industrial suburb of Mestre on the outskirts of Venice? And why do some of the numbers he dialled appear without names in the address books of two men who die within a week of each other? Questions which would never have been asked if eight Romanian women who were being smuggled into Italy had not been killed. Shortly afterwards, the body of a lawyer who moved in influential circles of bankers and industrialists was found. Accident after accident, and with no apparent connection. But Commissario Brunetti’s circle of connections stand him in good stead. His daughter Chiara, and the secretary of Brunetti’s boss are only too glad to help Brunetti when it is a matter of tracking down shady characters and putting a stop to the perpetrators of crimes against innocent victims. ›Death and Judgment‹ is both vivid and sensitive, endowed with an unparalleled humanity and warmth.

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»If there were such a thing as a tombola with men as prizes, Guido Brunetti would be sure to be at the top of the list: he is good-looking, intelligent, witty, warm-hearted and incorruptible, he has a kindly, generous approach and the noble, melancholy aura which women find irresistible.«Der Spiegel

»The heady atmosphere of Venice and a galaxy of fully realized characters enrich this intriguing and finally horrifying tale, the fourth featuring Guido Brunetti, the stalwart and wordly Commissario of Police in Venice.«Publishers Weekly

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