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Donna Leon
Death in a Strange Country
Book #2 of the Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery series
See the list of Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery books in order

Death in a Strange Country

Early one morning, Commissario Guido Brunetti of the Venice police confronts a grisly sight when the body of a young man is fished out of a fetid canal. All clues point to a violent mugging, but for Brunetti the motive of robbery seems altogether too convenient. When something discovered in the victim’s apartment suggests the existence of a high-level conspiracy, Brunetti becomes convinced that somebody, somewhere, is taking great pains to provide a ready-made solution to the crime.

Rich with atmosphere and marvelous plotting, Death in a Strange Country is a superb novel in Donna Leon’s chilling Venetian mystery series.

Author: Donna Leon
Published: 1993
Page Count: 402

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