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The winner of the cwa macallan silver dagger for fiction, among other awards, donna leon lived in venice for many years and now divides her time between venice and switzerland. Donna leons style captures the essence of a sincere, principled and motivated policeman, in a society that has a very tenuous link on what most of us think of as right, or wrong. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read doctored evidence. Brunetti amply displays the keen intelligence and wry humor that has endeared this series to so many. Doctored evidence commissario brunetti book kindle edition. One of the funniestand most subversive books of the year esquire. Donna leons riveting new novel, doctored evidence, follows comm. Her novel friends in high places won the cwa silver dagger award in 2000.
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Publishers weekly commissario brunettis latest assignment is to look into a minor shopkeeping violation committed by the mayor. When the body of an wealthy elderly woman is found, brutally murdered in her venetian flat, the police suspect her maid, who has disappeared. Her new york times bestselling novels featuring commissario brunetti have all been highly acclaimed. The detectives humane police work is disarming, and his ambles through the city are a delight. Doctored evidence commissario guido brunetti mysteries super book, and well adapted for the audio version, 928 cds seemed a lot though. The crumbling grandeur of venice has proved a magnet for the worlds crime writers and donna leon is one of the best at conveying the stench of corruption that rises from the citys canals. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. He is a commissario detective superintendent in the italian state police, stationed in venice and a native of that city. Filled with leons signature plot twists, doctored evidence is a terrific novel of suspense that once more finds commissario brunetti and his indispensable secretary, signorina elettra, navigating the murky waters of venetian society.
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