Donna Leon, página 4 de 19

When a wealthy Venetian woman is found brutally murdered, the prime suspect is her Romanian maid, who has fled the city.

For the culprit waiting to be apprehended at the scene of the crime is none other than Paola Brunetti, his wife. As Paolas actions provoke a crisis in the Brunetti household, Brunetti himself is under increasing pressure at work: a daring robbery with Mafia connections is linked to a suspicious death and his superiors need quick results.

Brunetti est de retour pour un plongeon fascinant dans l’univers mystérieux des livres anciens. Alors que, en ce maussade lundi de printemps, le commissaire Guido Brunetti pensait n’avoir rien d’aut

Aus dem Amerikanischen von Werner Schmitz.Brunettis Bravourstuck. Der Commissario ermittelt in den Tiefen der Erinnerung: Contessa Lando-Continui mochte ihren Frieden finden, doch der tragische Sturz ihrer Enkelin in den Canale di San Boldo lasst ihr keine Ruhe. Was, wenn es kein Unfall war? Brunetti nutzt seine Connections, seine Einfuhlung und seine Erfahrung. Der Jubilaumsfall.Contessa Lando-Continui, eine Freundin von Brunettis Schwiegereltern, mochte ihren Frieden finden. Doch jene Nacht lasst sie nicht los, als ihre Enkelin in den Canale di San Boldo sturzte. In ewiger Jugend ist Manuela seitdem gefangen. Und wenn es mehr als ein Unfall war? Die Contessa fragt den Commissario um Rat. Ein besonders schwieriger Fall, da es kaum mehr Spuren gibt auer in der Psyche des Opfers. Gut, dass Brunetti nicht nur Signorina Elettra treu zur Seite steht. Auch Kommissarin Griffonis private Vergangenheit erweist sich als sehr hilfreich fur die Polizeiarbeit. Brunetti aber bringt all seine Erfahrung und Lebensweisheit ins Spiel, um zu klaren, was geschehen ist.

Qui est cet inconnu dont le cadavre a été retrouvé dans le Grand Canal de Venise ? Bien que défiguré, l’homme semble familier à Brunetti. Ses recherches le mènent jusqu’à un abattoir du continent où

Tandis que les feuilles d'automne commencent a tomber, le vice questeur Patta demande a Brunetti d'enqueter sur une petite infraction commise par la future bru du maire. Le commissaire Brunetti n'a guere envie d'aider son patron a recolter les faveurs politiques, mais il est bien oblige de s'incliner. Puis c'est au tour de sa femme, Paola, de lui presenter une requete. L'handicape mental employe par leur pressing vient de mourir d'une overdose de somniferes, et Paola ne peut pas supporter l'idee que dans la vie comme dans la mort, personne ne l'ait remarque ni aide. Brunetti se met au travail mais, a sa grande surprise, il ne decouvre rien sur cet homme : pas d'acte de naissance, pas de passeport, pas de permis de conduire, pas de carte de credit. Pour l'administration italienne, il n'a jamais existe. Plus etrange encore, sa mere refuse de parler a la police et assure au commissaire que les papiers d'identite de son fils ont ete voles lors d'un cambriolage. Au fil des revelations, Brunetti commence a soupçonner les Lembo, des aristocrates, d'etre meles a cette mort mysterieuse. Mais qui a bien pu vouloir tuer ce malheureux simple d'esprit ?

In The Waters of Eternal Youth, the twenty-fifth instalment in the bestselling Brunetti series, our Commissario finds himself drawn into a case that may not be a case at all.Brunetti is investigating a cold case by request of the grand Contessa Lando-Continui, a friend of Brunettis mother-in-law. Fifteen years ago the Contessas teenage granddaughter, Manuela, was found drowning in a canal. She was rescued from the canal at the last moment but in many ways it was too late; she suffered severe brain damage and life was never the same again. Once a passionate horse rider, Manuela, now aged 30, cannot remember the accident, or her beloved horse, and lives trapped in an eternal youth.The Contessa, unconvinced that this was an accident, implores Brunetti to find the culprit she believes was responsible for ruining Manuela''s life. Out of a mixture of curiosity, pity, and a willingness to fulfil the wishes of a loving grandmother, Brunetti reopens the case, much to the annoyance of his employer. But once he starts to investigate, Brunetti finds a murky past and a dark story at its heart.The Waters of Eternal Youth is awash in the rhythms and concerns of contemporary Venetian life, from historical preservation, to housing, to new waves of African migrants, and the haunting story of a woman trapped in a damaged perpetual childhood.

In The Waters of Eternal Youth, the twenty-fifth instalment in the bestselling Brunetti series, our Commissario finds himself drawn into a case that may not be a crime at all. Brunetti is investigating a cold case by request of the grand Contessa Lando-Continui, a friend of Brunetti's mother-in-law. Fifteen years ago the Contessa's teenage granddaughter, Manuela, was found drowning in a canal. She was rescued from the canal at the last moment, but in many ways it was too late; she suffered severe brain damage and her life was never the same again. Once a passionate horse rider, Manuela, now aged thirty, cannot remember the accident, or her beloved horse, and lives trapped in an eternal youth. The Contessa, unconvinced that this was an accident, implores Brunetti to find the culprit she believes was responsible for ruining Manuela's life. Out of a mixture of curiosity, pity and a willingness to fulfil the wishes of a loving grandmother, Brunetti reopens the case. But once he starts to investigate, Brunetti finds a murky past and a dark story at its heart. The Waters of Eternal Youth is awash in the rhythms and concerns of contemporary Venetian life, from historical preservation, to housing, to new waves of African migrants, all circling the haunting story of a woman trapped in a perpetual childhood.

Narrativa en ingles

When Commissario Brunetti receives a visit from one of his wifes students with a strange and vague interest in investigating the possibility of a pardon for a crime committed by her grandfather many years ago, he thinks little of it, despite being intrigued by the girls intelligence and moral conscience.

- Novela negra - Caso número 25 para Brunetti

Le commissaire Brunetti épuisé par son travail, décide de prendre du recul et part en vacances dans une villa de l'île de Sant'Erasmo. Il commence enfin à se relaxer quand le gardien de la villa où i

Important information is leaking from inside the Venetian Questura, and Commissario Guido Brunetti is tasked with uncovering the culprit. But before Brunetti can begin his investigation, a friend of his wife's comes asking for his help, fearful that her son is using drugs. A few weeks later, the woman's husband is found unconscious at the foot of a bridge. Following various contradictory leads, Brunetti navigates his way through Venice's underworld in an attempt to understand who is responsible for the vicious attack. But as he gets closer to discovering what happened, Brunetti is faced with a difficult truth: sometimes, it's the best intentions that lead to the darkest of consequences . . .

Le commissaire Brunetti reçoit un jour la visite de Claudia Leonardo, une étudiante élève de sa femme. La requête de la jeune fille l'intrigue : elle veut savoir si son grand-père, qui a commis un crime pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, peut être réhabilité après sa mort. Mais elle reste très évasive quant à la nature de ce crime. Brunetti mène l'enquête et apprend qu'il pourrait bien s'agir d'un trafic d'?uvres d'art. Lorsque Claudia est retrouvée poignardée dans son appartement, les choses se compliquent. Tandis que certains secrets du passé refont surface. Brunetti doit déjouer les faux-semblants d'une affaire où l'honneur de plusieurs personnes est en jeu. A Venise, les masques dissimulent parfois d'inquiétants visages.

Un apollon grec en cavale, une jeune Française amoureuse à ses trousses et un troisième larron qui s''en mêle. Dans un Barcelone qui se prépare à accueillir les Jeux olympiques, passion et trahison n

One rainy morning Commissario Brunetti and Ispettore Vianello respond to an emergency call reporting a body floating near some steps on the Grand Canal. Reaching down to pull it out, Brunetti''s wrist is caught by the silkiness of golden hair, and he sees a small foot together he and Vianello lift a dead girl from the water.But, inconceivably, no one has reported a missing child, nor the theft of the gold jewellery that she carries. Brunetti is drawn into a search not only for the cause of her death but also for her identity, her family, and for the secrets that people will keep in order to protect their children be they innocent or guilty.From the canals and palazzi of Venice to a Gypsy encampment on the mainland, Brunetti struggles with institutional prejudice and entrenched criminality to try to unravel the fate of the dead child.

Ein Mädchen treibt tot im Canal Grande und wird von niemandem vermisst. Brunetti aber geht die Elfjährige bis in die Träume nach. Aus einem venezianischen Palazzo kommt sie nicht, wohl aber aus einer

Dans la belle Venise, les activités criminelles semblent se calmer tandis que la ville sort de la pandémie. Le commissaire Brunetti profite de ce moment pour renouer avec la splendeur de la Sérénissime et sa riche culture. Cependant, la treve prend fin quand une amie d'enfance de Brunetti arrive en catastrophe a la questure. Elle soupçonne son gendre d'etre mele a des affaires sordides, et de mettre ainsi toute sa famille en danger. Brunetti va mener l'enquete en secret, aide de la signorina Elettra et de la commissaire Claudia Griffoni, au risque de desobeir a sa hierarchie. En demelant les noeuds de cette histoire, il va remonter jusqu'aux milieux mafieux de la ville et faire eclater au grand jour une verite terrible. Mensonges, arnaques et menaces... Le commissaire saura-t-il proteger son amie tout en faisant respecter la loi ?

Commissaro Guido Brunetti of the Venice Questura is shocked to hear that his friend Brett Lynch has been savagely beaten in her own home. Then, with the storm clouds gathering fast over the city, a man's body is found and a terrible confrontation still awaits Brett.

Maria Testa, better known to Brunetti as the nun who once cared for his mother, turns up at the Commissario's door. Maria has left her nursing convent after the suspicious deaths of five patients. Is she creating fears to justify abandoning her vocation, or is there a more sinister scenario?