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| Original Title: | A Venetian Reckoning |
| ISBN: | 0330344161 (ISBN13: 9780330344166) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Commissario Brunetti #4 |
| Setting: | Venice(Italy) |
Donna Leon
Paperback | Pages: 326 pages Rating: 3.9 | 6696 Users | 534 Reviews
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| Title | : | A Venetian Reckoning (Commissario Brunetti #4) |
| Author | : | Donna Leon |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 326 pages |
| Published | : | July 1st 2006 by Pan Books (UK) (first published 1995) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Crime. Cultural. Italy |
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We return to the beautiful city of Venice and meet up once again with Commissario Guido Brunetti, in Donna Leon’s 4th book in the Commissario Brunetti Series.A truck crashes on a mountain road in the Italian Dolomites, killing the driver and a cargo of unidentified women.
A month later, a prominent local lawyer, is found murder on an intercity train in Venice.
Two incidents that seem totally unrelated until Commissario Brunetti begins investigating the murder of the lawyer, who has a clean record – something Brunetti finds hard to believe in such a corrupt city like Venice.
And when the lawyer’s brother-in-law is murdered, Brunetti digs deeper into the coincidences that link the three crimes and discovers something so horrifying and so shocking that points to the powerful and elite society being part of a ring that deals with prostitution, human trafficking and the making of snuff movies and even child pornography.
This is a dark and sad story of how powerful people see themselves above the law and see corruption as just part of their lives. Corruption continues infiltrating everything in the city and how the country’s laws are so outdated and confusing, which makes it possible for criminals to bend the rules for their benefit.
Brunetti’s frustration at the abuse of power and how justice is manipulated is something that he feels strongly about.
“Why bother to put the boy who broke into a house in jail when the man who stole billions from the health system is named ambassador to the country to which he had been sending the money for years?”We follow the thoughts and actions of different characters in the story as well as Brunetti’s, which gives us an insight about the case.
I enjoyed seeing the special bond Brunetti has with his daughter, Chiara, who even helps him out with the case by offering to be one of his “spies”.
We also see a bit of Brunetti’s humor……..
‘How will I know you?’ Brunetti asked, hoping della Corte wouldn’t be a cop who looked like a cop.The story is set in the 90’s and I had great fun reading about the new technology that was available at that time……Signorina Elletra, of course, is totally up to date with new items on the market…..
‘I’m bald. How will I know you?’
‘I look like a cop.’
“I’ve had a modem installed on the Vice-Questore’s phone,” she said, pointing to a metal box that sat on the desk a few centimeters from the phone. Wires, Brunetti saw, led from the box to her computer.”The results and conclusion of the case were frustrating and depressing.
Excellent story revolving around human trafficking and slavery which is still happening today.
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Ratings: 3.9 From 6696 Users | 534 ReviewsWrite-Up Based On Books A Venetian Reckoning (Commissario Brunetti #4)
This is a dark, cynical tale of corruption, the madness of men and how men can become so alien from their human side that trading, exploiting, selling and killing humans, especially women, is a way of life and business as usual. The principal characters in Leon's Brunetti universe are set by this book. We have the usual gang : Elettra Zorzi has settled in at the police station, Vianello is the loyal second in command and Brunetti's family in this case Chiara helps out. A new player enters theA prominent Venetian lawyer is murdered on a train. The case is assigned to Commissario Brunetti. Soon a well-known person in Padua dies of a bullet-wound in his own car. Although the Padua police officially call it a suicide after altering official records, one detective there knows better, confiding in Brunetti. The brother-in-law of the Venetian lawyer who served as his accountant ends up dead too. Meanwhile the phone records of the Venetian and Paduan men points to a connection with bars
This is my fourth book of her series and I think I need a break. I love Venice and that is why I first strated reading this but so far, it has just left me very depressed. The main character seems in the end, is always left with very little power and the bad guys just get away with everything. This particular one just left me too sad to continue reading the series for now. The saddest part of all is that there is truth in this fictional book and the atrocities towards women still continues and
DEATH AND JUDGMENT (aka A Venetian Reckoning) (Police Proc-Venice-Cont) VGLeon, Donna 4th in seriesPenguin, 1995 Paperback*** Commissario Guido Brunettis newest case is the murder of a prominent international lawyer. As he investigates, a link is found between this murder and the murder of an accountant being investigated by a colleague in Padua. These two threads tie back to an winter accident with a truck going off an icy road resulting in the death of several woman without identification.
Set in Venice, the Commissario Brunetti series focuses on Guido Brunetti, a veteran police detective, who finds himself in this book, trying to solve several similar murders which are not easily connected. Brunetti's wife, Paola, and teenage daughter make cameo appearances. Paola seems a strong-willed and opinionated woman, who I would like to see play a more major role in the series.The horrors of human trafficking, abusive sex practices and videos of murderous sex scenes don't make for
Enjoyable!And another enjoyable Commissario Brunetti mystery! I love the way the author makes the city of Venice, and her neighboring cities, part of the story. I enjoy Brunettis trips through the city as much as I enjoy the mystery.
I was nearly finished this book when I came to a scene that was so familiar that I wondered if I had actually read the book before and just forgot it. However, it turns out that I had seen this on the German made Brunetti series and realized how close that series really is to the books. This book, written in 1995, reflect the author's realistic embrace of Venice and Italy. Her books detail the famous corruption that goes to the highest reaches of government and industry. However, in my opinion,
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