Fatal Remedies, Donna Leon
Fatal Remedies, Donna Leon
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Fatal Remedies

Author: Donna Leon

Narrator: David Colacci

Unabridged: 8 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2012

Synopsis

In Fatal Remedies, Brunetti's career is under threat when his professional and personal lives unexpectedly intersect. In the chill of the Venetian dawn, a sudden act of vandalism shatters the quiet of the deserted city, and Brunetti is shocked to find that the culprit waiting to be apprehended at the scene is a member of his own family. Meanwhile, he is also under pressure from his superiors to solve a daring robbery with connections to a suspicious accidental death. Could the two crimes be connected? And will Brunetti be able to prove his family's innocence before it's too late?

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 on November 20, 2021

Authors and readers just click sometimes, not sure why that is, but for me Donna Leon and her Commissario Brunetti series just fits me to a T! I loved this book that begins with a woman throwing a rock through the window of a travel agency to protest the agencies booking sex-travel tours to Thailand......more

Goodreads review by Alex is The Romance Fox on January 15, 2016

Synopsis: Brunetti's career is under threat when his professional and personal lives unexpectedly intersect. In the chill of the Venetian dawn, a sudden act of vandalism shatters the quiet of the deserted city, and Brunetti is shocked to find that the culprit waiting to be apprehended at the scene i......more

Quotes

“Prepare to be charmed by David Colacci’s reading, the likable characters, and the Venetian views.” Library Journal

“It’s delightful to listen to David Colacci seamlessly alternate between the lyrical quality of English spoken with Italian accents, and the internal and descriptive narration spoken in an ordinary American accent. Additionally, Colacci’s beautiful pronunciation of Italian words and phrases keeps the listener eagerly anticipating the next luscious utterance.”  AudioFile

“No one knows the labyrinthine world of Venice…like Leon’s Brunetti.” Time, praise for the series

“The sophisticated but still moral Brunetti, with his love of food and his loving family, proves a worthy custodian of timeless values and verities.” Wall Street Journal, praise for the series

“One of the most exquisite and subtle detective series ever.” Washington Post, praise for the series

“A splendid series…with a backdrop of the city so vivid you can smell it.” Sunday Telegraph (London), praise for the series

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