Author: Donna Leon Year: 2005 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery, Fiction, Crime Culture: Italy
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ISBNs: 9780802146038 9781572704688 0802146031 1572704683 |
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On a cold Venetian night shortly before Christmas, a street vendor is killed in a scuffle in Campo San Stefano. The closest witnesses are the tourists who had been browsing the man's wares before his death--fake handbags of every designer label. The dead man had been working as a vu cumpra, one of the many African immigrants purveying goods outside normal shop hours and without work permits. Commissario Brunetti's response is that of everybody involved: Why would anyone kill an illegal immigrant? Once Brunetti begins to investigate this unfamiliar Venetian underworld, he discovers that matters of great value are at stake. Warned by Patta, his supervisor, to resist further involvement in the case, how far will Brunetti be able to penetrate the murky subculture of Venice's illegal community?
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 | "Beastly Things" First published in 2012 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Drawing Conclusions" First published in 2011 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "A Question of Belief" First published in 2010 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Doctored Evidence" First published in 2004 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Uniform Justice" First published in 2003 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Wilful Behaviour" First published in 2002 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "A Sea of Troubles" First published in 2001 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Fatal Remedies" First published in 1999 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "A Noble Radiance" First published in 1998 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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