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A Sea of Troubles

A Sea of Troubles

Author(s): Donna Leon

Location(s): Venice

Genre(s): Crime, Mystery

Era(s): Late 20th Century

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The murder of two clam fishermen off the island of Pellestrina, south of the Lido on the Venetian lagoon, draws Commissario Brunetti into the island’s close-knit community, bound together by a code of loyalty and a suspicion of outsiders worthy of the Mafia. When his boss’s secretary Signorina Elettra volunteers to visit the island, where she has relatives, Brunetti finds himself torn between his duty to solve the murders, concerns for Elettra’s safety and his not entirely straightforward feelings for her…..

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“A splendid series … with a backdrop so vivid you can smell it” (Sunday Telegraph )

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VENICE under the watchful eyes of Guido Brunetti and Donna Leon

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This book is largely set on the fishing island of Pellestrina, and Commissario Brunetti is tasked with resolving the murder of two fisherman, a father and son. The former is universally disliked, the latter is truly mourned. The writing...

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