Wednesday, February 27, 2019

The Temptation of Forgiveness

It is many years since I have read any of the Commissario Brunetti novels by Donna Leon so when a friend gave me a copy of the latest book in the series I was pleased to once again become immersed in the the world of Guido Bruneti and the Venetian Questura.

A woman comes to Brunetti's office concerned that her son is being sold drugs after school. Some time later the woman's husband is found injured after falling from a bridge. Guido Brunetti and his team investigate the many leads, often false trails, until discovering what really happened.

Like Louise Penny's books set primarily in or near Three Pines, the location, Venice, in the Brunetti books is always present and plays a dominant part in the story. The relationship between Guido Brunetti and his colleagues and family members is also an important feature of the novels. The human side of the main characters, as well as the suspects, is explored as Brunetti endeavours to discover not only who committed a crime but the circumstances behind their actions.

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