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Indlæser... Doctored Evidence (original 2004; udgave 2005)af Donna Leon
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. While Brunetti is on vacation, an old woman who noone likes (and for a good reason) is found murdered. Her live-in Romanian maid/housekeeper is missing so Lieutenant Scarpa closes the case quickly - he has a suspect, she is caught at the border with a lot of money and killed while attempting to evade the police. So case closed and Brunetti does not even hear about it. Until one day, one of the neighbors of the dead woman comes back from abroad and decides to do the most non-Venetian thing ever - she decides to get involved and goes to the police to explain why the Romanian woman could not have been the killer. Scarpa really does not want to hear anything about it and does all he can to intimidate the uncomfortable witness but Brunetti is back in town and hears the altercation -- and decides to deal with the case personally. And off we go onto another adventure where Brunetti, helped by Signorina Elettra and Ispectore Lorenzo Vianello, finally does what the police should have done from the start - namely: investigate the murder and find some justice for the victim - or at least the truth if justice is impossible. As with most (all?) Brunetti novels, the crime shares the spotlight with Venice, Brunetti's family and reading and the personal connections of everyone involved. That's what really makes the series much better than the type of crimes it deals with would have made you think it should. And as usual, there is an underlying theme under all of that - in that case, the novel ties to the seven deadly sins - from a chance remark and through the investigation and all the way to the end. Another solid entry in the series. Una anciana es brutalmente asesinada y las sospechas recaen sobre su criada rumana. La joven muere mientras la policía la persigue, llevando consigo documentación falsa y gran cantidad de dinero. Pero el caso no está resuelto: una vecina deja claro que la empleada no pudo cometer el crimen. Los siete pecados capitales pueden tener relación con el crimen...
Following Brunetti on the case is like watching drops of water wear away stone, though it’s clear there’s no hope for the more general petrifaction of Venice that Leon masterfully tracks. Hæderspriser
Krimi. Kommissær Guido Brunetti bliver blandet ind i en mordsag, hvor en gammel ubehagelig kvinde myrdes. Hendes illegalt indvandrede tjenestepige afsløres hurtigt som morderen, men da hun dør under arrestationen, må Brunetti tage nye metoder i brug. No library descriptions found. |
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This title is Book #13 of Ms. Leon’s Commissario Guido Brunetti series.
These books are known for plots that are present-day morality tales. The titles also present the city of Venice as its (often) primary character. The detailed maps are a delight.
Commissario Guido Brunetti is featured as a devoted family man, a lover of his city and culture, a responsible and (very) often conflicted Venetian Police Commissario. His relationships with colleagues, especially Vianello, is ever expanding and very special. The settings, the plots, the characters - all very interesting to read about.
Though I have come late to the series, I have come to love and enjoy every title.
“After a wealthy, elderly woman is found brutally murdered in her Venetian apartment, the police suspect her maid, who has disappeared and is heading for her native Romania.”
But when a neighbor comes forward with an alibi for the maid, Guido decides - unofficially, of course - to take on the case himself.
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