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Description edit
When one of his wife's Paola's students comes to visit him, with a strange and vague interest in investigating the possibility of a pardon for a crime committed by her grandfather many years ago, Commissario Brunetti thinks little of it. But when the girl is found dead, clearly stabbed to... read more
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Characters edit
- Guido Brunetti: Commissario in the Venice police.
- Paola Brunetti: Married to Doctor Brunetti, professor in English Literature at the University. Particularly fond of Henry James.
- Commissario Guido Brunetti: Chief Inspector Venice police and Leon's protagonist. A thoughtful, honest and dedicated police officer.
- Paola Brunetti: Guido's wife. A professor of literature at the university. Daughter of Count Orazio Falier, a very wealthy and important Venetian from an ancient family. Intelligent, confident and with a strong moral compass.
- Claudia Leonardo: A young student of Paola's.
- Vianello: An Inspector. He works closely with Brunetti. He is an experienced police officer with a quiet and calm demeanour. He is a dedicated environmentalist.
- Marco Erizzo: Owner of some apartments that are rented to some of the vu campra.
- Signora Jacobs: A very elderly Austrian woman and the 'adopted' Grandmother of Claudia.
- Signorina Elettra: Sophisticated and stylish secretary to Brunetti's boss Vice Questore Patta. She often helps Brunetti gather information on suspects by using a network of friends and her advanced computer skills.
- Luca Guzzardi: The grandfather of Claudia.
- Luciana: Add a description of this character.
- Chiara: The Brunetti's teenage daughter.
- Le Le: An old friend of Brunetti's father.
- Patta: Vice Questore of the Venice Police. Brunetti's boss. A natural politician, mostly concerned with 'image.' Always immaculately turned out, basically honest but shamelessly ambitious. He is easily out witted and manipulated by Brunetti.
- Rizzardi: Pathologist. Trusted by Brunetti.
- Eleonora Filipetto
- Signora Gallante
- Salima: A very beautiful African illegal immigrant. She worked as a cleaner to Signora Jacobs.
- Michela
- Alvise: A police officer. Rather stupid.
- Maxwell
- Sara
- Mingardo
Setting & Locations edit
- Questura
- Venice
- Biblioteca
- Biblioteca Della Patria
- Rome
- San Servo Lo
- England
- Geneva
- Italy
- Africa
- London
First Sentence edit
The explosion came at breakfast.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 - 27
Series & Lists edit
This is book 11 of 23 in Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries. (standard series)
Preceded by A Sea of Troubles, and followed by Uniform Justice.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Donna Leon (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: William Heineman
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0434009946
Page Count: 308
Publisher: William Heineman
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0434009946
Page Count: 308
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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