Unto Us a Son Is Given [electronic resource]
Leon, Donna2019
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'Atmospheric, clever, witty and amusing. If I were only allowed to read one crime series again it would be that of Donna Leon.' The Times A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE CRIME WRITERS ASSOCIATION GOLD DAGGER AWARD As a favour to his wealthy father-in-law, the Count Falier, Commissario Guido Brunetti agrees to investigate the seemingly innocent wish of the Count's best friend, the elderly and childless Gonzalo, to adopt a younger man as his son. Under Italian inheritance laws, this man would become the sole heir to Gonzalo's substantial fortune, something which Gonzalo's friends, including the Count, find appalling. For his part, Brunetti wonders why they're so intent on meddling in the old man's business. Not long after Brunetti and Gonzalo meet, Gonzalo passes away. Old and frail, his death goes unquestioned, until one of his closest confidantes is strangled in her hotel room after sending an email about the adoption. To find the killer and solve a murder most foul, Brunetti must rely on his instincts which lead him to untangling long-buried secrets from Gonzalo's past. 'Leon's novels are unshowy and imbued with the humanist outlook that makes Brunetti such an appealing character.' Sunday Times
Main title:
Unto Us a Son Is Given [electronic resource] / Donna Leon
Author:
Leon, Donna, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Random House, 2019
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Series:
Commissario Brunetti
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Donna Leon is author of the much-loved, best-selling series of novels featuring Commissario Brunetti and one of The Times' 50 Greatest Crime Writers. Widely considered one of the best detective series ever, with admirers including Ursula K. Le Guin and Antonia Fraser, the Brunetti Mysteries have won numerous awards around the world and been translated into thirty-five languages.
ISBN:
9781473567818
Language:
English
BRN:
2807837
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