Death and judgment
Record details
- ISBN: 014311591X
- ISBN: 9780143115915
- ISBN: 1555848974
- ISBN: 9781555848972
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (289 pages)
remote - Publisher: New York : Penguin/Grove Press, 2009, 1995.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "A Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery"--Cover. |
Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
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Subject: | Brunetti, Guido -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Police -- Italy -- Venice -- Fiction Venice (Italy) -- Fiction Brunetti, Guido -- (Fictitious character) Police Italy -- Venice |
Genre: | Electronic books. Fiction. Mystery fiction. |
Other Formats and Editions
Electronic resources
- Baker & Taylor
Detective Guido Brunetti becomes submerged in the seedy Venetian underworld as he tries to crack a prostitution ring run by wealthy and powerful citizens. - Open Road Media
Venice's Commissario Brunetti takes on his 'most difficult and politically sensitive case to date' in the gripping New York Times'bestselling series (Booklist).
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In Death and Judgment, a truck crashes and spills its dangerous cargo on a treacherous road in the Italian Dolomite mountains. Meanwhile, in Santa Lucia, a prominent international lawyer is found dead aboard an intercity train. Suspecting a connection between the two tragedies, Brunetti digs deep for an answer, stumbling upon a seedy Venetian bar that holds the key to a crime network that reaches far beyond the laguna. But it will take another violent death in Venice before Brunetti and his colleagues begin to understand what is really going on.
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'No one is more graceful and accomplished than Leon.' 'The Washington Post
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'the sophisticated but still moral Brunetti, with his love of food and his loving family, proves a worthy custodian of timeless values and verities.' 'The Wall Street Journal
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'[Brunetti's] humane police work is disarming, and his ambles through the city are a delight.' 'The New York Times Book Review
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'the heady atmosphere of Venice and a galaxy of fully realized characters enrich this intriguing and finally horrifying tale.' 'Publishers Weekly
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'the first of Leon's books to knit together all her strengths: endearing detective, jaundiced social pathology, and a paranoid eye for plotting on a grand scale.' 'Kirkus Reviews - Open Road Media
Veniceâs Commissario Brunetti takes on his âmost difficult and politically sensitive case to dateâ in the gripping New York Timesâbestselling series (Booklist).
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In Death and Judgment, a truck crashes and spills its dangerous cargo on a treacherous road in the Italian Dolomite mountains. Meanwhile, in Santa Lucia, a prominent international lawyer is found dead aboard an intercity train. Suspecting a connection between the two tragedies, Brunetti digs deep for an answer, stumbling upon a seedy Venetian bar that holds the key to a crime network that reaches far beyond the laguna. But it will take another violent death in Venice before Brunetti and his colleagues begin to understand what is really going on.
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âNo one is more graceful and accomplished than Leon.â âThe Washington Post
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âThe sophisticated but still moral Brunetti, with his love of food and his loving family, proves a worthy custodian of timeless values and verities.â âThe Wall Street Journal
Â
â[Brunettiâs] humane police work is disarming, and his ambles through the city are a delight.â âThe New York Times Book Review
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âThe heady atmosphere of Venice and a galaxy of fully realized characters enrich this intriguing and finally horrifying tale.â âPublishers Weekly
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âThe first of Leonâs books to knit together all her strengths: endearing detective, jaundiced social pathology, and a paranoid eye for plotting on a grand scale.â âKirkus Reviews - Perseus PublishingIn Death and Judgment, a truck crashes and spills its dangerous cargo on a treacherous road in the Italian Dolomite mountains. Meanwhile, in Santa Lucia, a prominent international lawyer is found dead aboard an intercity train. Suspecting a connection between the two tragedies, Brunetti digs deep for an answer, stumbling upon a seedy Venetian bar that holds the key to a crime network that reaches far beyond the laguna. But it will take another violent death in Venice before Brunetti and his colleagues begin to understand what is really going on.