3 of 3 copies available
3 of 3 copies available
In this vivid and atmospheric mystery, Commissario Brunetti is visited by a young bureaucrat investigating the lack of official approval for the construction of Brunettiâs apartment years before. What began as a red tape headache ends in murder when the bureaucrat is later found dead after a mysterious fall from a scaffold. Brunetti starts an investigation that will take him into the unfamiliar and dangerous areas of drug abuse and loan-sharking, and will reveal, once again, what a difference it makes in Venice to have friends in high places.
âBeautifully written and immaculately plotted, Friends in High Places is further proof still that Leon can do no wrong.â âScotsman
âCarefully plotted and full of colorful as well as sinister characters, this is crime writing of the highest order: powerful, relevant and all too full of human failings.â âThe Guardian
âLeon tells the story as if she loves Venice as much as her detective does, warts and all. The plot and subplots unfold elegantly; beauty and the beast march hand in hand, and the result is rich entertainment.â âThe Sunday Times (London)
âLeonâs best so far . . . I donât think I could really understand a crime fan who didnât love Donna Leon.â âScotland on Sunday
âLeon is a skillful plotter . . . Brunetti is a nicely shaded creation, a moral man who is also all too human. Friends in High Places is a splendid read, clever and provoking.â âObserver (UK)
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December 29, 2009 -
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- ISBN: 9781555849023
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- ISBN: 9781555849023
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