Dressed for Death (Commissario Brunetti Book 3) by Donna Leon


Dressed for Death (Commissario Brunetti Book 3)
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The New York Timesbestselling series and its Italian detective explore the seedy underworld of Venice Procedural writing at its bestThe Washington Post Commissario Guido Brunettis hopes for a refreshing family holiday in the mountains are once again dashed when a gruesome discovery is made in Margheraa body so badly beaten the face is completely unrecognizable Brunetti searches Venice for someone who can identify the corpse but is met with a wall of silence He then receives a telephone call from a contact who promises some tantalizing information And before the night is out Brunetti is confronting yet another appalling and apparently senseless death One of the real charms of this series is the endearing character of Brunetti and his compassionate insights into the heart of Venice and the soul of its people Truly a refreshing hero

Dressed for Death (Commissario Brunetti Book 3) Reviews

  • Mr. PG

    I'm a fan of Brunetti and Leon obviously and have probably read 10 12 of the books but not in order This one I think might be the apogee of her writing Good plot but somehow just better written than various of her other books You almost sweat with Brunetti as he makes his way around a humid hot August Venice Even Pata his superior seems human in this one in others he's a bit of a cardboard character I thought it might be a later work but the introduction of Senorita Electra says otherwise A good read

  • Neill Smith

    Bettino Cola discovered the shoe then the body wearing the other shoe behind the abattoir where he was a butcher The police discovered that the body in the red dress wearing the red high heels was a man Whereas the body wasn’t found in Commissario Guido Brunetti’s Venice he was asked to investigate the case due to a shortage of officers at the scene of the crime His investigation led him to a convoluted mixture of gay prostitutes illegal rent scams and illicit bankers controlled by some of the most important citizens of Venice and he was reuired to move with the utmost discretion and diplomacy through the layers of power to solve the case This was a very interesting exploration of Venice and the morals of a society that is new to me I enjoyed it a lot

  • EsKay

    Not only are Donna Leon's books well written thoroughly researched and brilliantly plotted but they are also exceptionally difficult to put down Her characters are compelling and her plots are engaging Even in cases when you think you see what's coming they're still gripping and a sheer pleasure

  • Bob purgavie

    Any book that gets me up in the middle of the night to read has to be good Yet I didn't want it to be overMakes me want to go to ItalyNot the shoot ' em up kind of mystery which is refreshing I look forward to in this series

  • Geof Dunn

    Good read Great view of Venice Brunetti is one of my favorite book characters He is a good cop in a city full of not so good cops

  • ca.teachenglishthailand.co.uk Customer

    Love the setting of these book Did not uite enjoy the story

  • Ann mcGill

    Great detective story I enjoy her characters

  • Tony Beatty

    I always love the way Donna Leon writes Her Brunetti family gives the reader such a great insight to life in Venice This book combines that with a cracking good plot that keeps moving along

  • seamist

    A well written mystery third in the Brunetti series This is a US published novel of The Anonymous Venetian; which is available cheaply on than Dressed for Death I shall be careful in future and check the publisher in the product description

  • Roy Wright

    In common with your most critical review I agree it is almost a con not to indicate to the purchaser it is a reprint of 'An Anonymous Venetian' That review was written in 2005 and people like me are still being caught

  • Mr C P Rouse

    What a dismal waste of time This is The Anonymous Venetian which I bought on its publication in 2005 and enjoyed Why do Pengiun publish and sell an old book under a new Dressed for Death Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries title with no warning to prospective buyers Well done on being both stupid and unethical at the same time

  • Michael Martin

    Thought I had read all her books so this was a pleasant surprise one of her best

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