With the dramatic force of Tosca, Donna Leon's twenty-fourth novel in the bestselling Brunetti crime series quivers with the passion of opera and with the power of obsession.
Donna Leon was named by The Times as one of the 50 Greatest
Crime Writers. She is an award-winning crime novelist, celebrated
for the bestselling Brunetti series. Donna has lived in Venice for
thirty years and previously lived in Switzerland, Saudi Arabia,
Iran and China, where she worked as a teacher. Donna's books have
been translated into 35 languages and have been published around
the world.
Her previous novels featuring Commissario Brunetti have all been
highly acclaimed; including Friends in High Places, which won the
CWA Macallan Silver Dagger for Fiction, Fatal Remedies, Doctored
Evidence, A Sea of Troubles and Beastly Things.
"Donna Leon’s deft and descriptive words do for Venice what
Canaletto did for this serenest of cities with his brushes and
paint palette and bring it to life in all its reach and colourful
gaiety…[An] intriguing tense thriller. The ending is to die
for."
*Daily Express*
"This is Leon at her best … Her writing is as ever subtle and
elliptical and conversations and people always have multiple layers
which often only reveal themselves on second reading … This is a
compelling read and kept me up long past my usual bed time as I
just had to finish it to find out what happened. The nail biting
finale was well worth staying up for."
*JillySheep*
"The star of the story is Venice itself and Donna Leon, who has
lived there for thirty years, brings the city to life . . . I read
the book in two sittings . . . glued to the page as the tension
ramped up - and everything came to a very satisfying finale."
*The Book Bag*
"The author provides us once again with an entertaining mystery and
an opportunity to catch up with the estimable Guido Brunetti. Leon
never disappoints."
*Crimesquad*
"As always, a gentle and intriguing look at life in Venice, the
vagaries of the police force, and a sharp and clever investigation
from Brunetti mixed in a delightful way, is at the heart of this
novel. Another enjoyable outing for this complex, intelligent
detective."
*Eurocrime*
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