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Donna leon s riveting new novel, doctored evidence, follows commissario guido brunetti down the winding streets of contemporary venice as he throws open the doors of a case his superiors would rather leave closed. In terms of pacing and evocation of time and place, the brunetti series might be comparable to the thomas pitt series by anne perry. May 03, 2005 donna leon s second commissario guido brunetti mystery, doctored evidence, sadly does not live up to the first volume. Doctored evidence a commissario guido brunetti mystery, book commissario guido brunetti mystery by donna leon. Donna leons riveting new novel, doctored evidence, follows commissario guido brunetti down the winding streets of contemporary venice as he throws open the doors of a case his superiors would rather leave closed. Proves falses doctored evidence by donna leon nook. Heavner isnt exactly mollified when tempe, aided by retired police detective skinny slidell and a host of experts, puts a name to the dead man. 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 leon s thirteenth commissario guido brunetti mystery novel begins with the discovery of the very. The latest donna leon book is titled trace elements, published in early 2020. She has a firm grip on the social niceties, of where everybody stands in relation to each other and why.
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