Death and Judgment, Donna Leon
Death and Judgment, Donna Leon
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Death and Judgment

Author: Donna Leon

Narrator: David Colacci

Unabridged: 9 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/01/2009

Synopsis

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.

About Donna Leon

American author, Donna Leon, has settled nicely into a series of crime novels set in Venice, Italy entitled, Brunettixote. The novels feature the fictional character of Commissario Guido Brunetti.

Leon was born in 1942, and eventually lived in Venice, Italy for over 30 years. She was an English literature lecturer for the University of Maryland in Europe (Italy), and worked on a military base in Italy for several years, before she became a full time writer. She moved to Zurich, Switzerland, and also had a home in a smaller Swiss village.

The novels have been translated from English into several foreign languages, but for some reason the author did not approve them being translated into Italian. German television has shown 22 Commissario Brunetti episodes that they produced for broadcast.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Blaine

Despite my love and respect for Donna Leon books, I think she was going through a dark time when she wrote this. Or maybe she just got fed up with all the junk that goes on in Venice and elsewhere and decided to have Commissario Brunetti tackle some difficult issues. The book begins with a tractor t......more

Goodreads review by Baba

Commissioner Brunetto case No. 4: Brunetti has to investigate the death of a top city businessman and the case leads him to a conspiracy of crimes against women. A solid and interesting detective thriller. 6 out of 12.......more

Goodreads review by Alex is The Romance Fox

We return to the beautiful city of Venice and meet up once again with Commissario Guido Brunetti, in Donna Leon’s 4th book in the Commissario Brunetti Series. A truck crashes on a mountain road in the Italian Dolomites, killing the driver and a cargo of unidentified women. A month later, a prominent l......more

Quotes

“A superbly gifted writer whose stories are complex and filled with charm, humor, and intelligence.” Booklist (starred review)

“The heady atmosphere of Venice and a galaxy of fully realized characters enrich this intriguing and finally horrifying tale…With consummate skill, Leon gradually reveals the broad reaches of a corrupt network linking the privileged and powerful.” Publishers Weekly

“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

“No one is more graceful and accomplished than Leon.” Washington Post, praise for the series

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