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In the second book of Donna Leon’s celebrated series, Commissario Guido Brunetti of the Italian State Police in Venice is thrust into the grisly scene of a young man’s body found in a foul-smelling canal. What appears to be a simple mugging quickly deepens into a complex murder case when clues point to a robbery motive that feels too convenient and evidence found in the victim’s apartment suggests the involvement of a high‑level cabal. Brunetti must untangle the web of deceit and danger amid the canals and historic streets of Venice to uncover the truth.
First publish date: November 1, 1996
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Donna Leon
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