The murder of two clam fishermen off the island of Pellestrina, south of the Lido on the Venetian lagoon, draws Commissario Brunetti into the close-knit community of the island, bound together by a code of loyalty and a suspicion of outsiders worthy of the Mafia.
La 25e enquête du commissaire Brunetti et son premier cold case ! Au coeur de la nuit vénitienne, une adolescente tombe du haut du pont San Boldo dans un des canaux de la ville. Incapable de nager, e
Schwächeanfall in der Questura. Brunetti landet im Ospedale Civile. Das Räderwerk des Alltags hat ihn zermürbt. Nachdem man ihn krankgeschrieben hat, will der Commissario in der Villa einer Verwandten von Paola zur Ruhe kommen. Wie wunderbar, einmal nicht Verbrechern hinterherzujagen, sondern in ländlicher Idylle seine Gedanken mit den Wolken ziehen zu lassen. Brunetti soll sich in der Lagune erholen. Doch zwischen Bienen und Blumen kommt er einem größeren Fall als je zuvor auf die Spur.
A Venise, le commissaire Brunetti et son adjoint Vianello doivent faire libérer Ribetti, l'ami de Vianello, écologiste non violent. Ce dernier, obsédé par la pollution des eaux de la lagune était sur le point de découvrir des secrets bien gardés. A la sortie du commissariat, il est insulté par son beau-père, propriétaire d'une usine de verre polluante dont le gardien de nuit est retrouvé mort.
At a dinner party given by his parents-in-law, Commissario Brunetti meets Franca Marinello, the wife of a prosperous Venetian businessman. He´s charmed _ perhaps too charmed, suggests his wife Paola _ by her love of Virgil and Cicero, but shocked by her appearance.
Trabesti bat aurpegia desitxuratuta hilda agertu da. Soluzionatu gabeko krimenen zerrendarako bat gehiago ote? Hala dirudi. Baina Brunettik, ezagun zaion irudikortasun paregabearekin, berehala jakingo du gorpua Leonardo Mascari, Verona Bankuko zuzendari eta Veneziako hiritar ohoretsuarena dela. Bizitza bikoitz baten kasua izan daitekeela ere pasako zaio burutik, baina ez omen. Aitzitik, ikerketak Finantzen, Gobernuaren eta Elizaren goi-mailako hainbat agintarirengana zuzenduko du detektibea. Ustelkeria eta eskandalurik ez da faltako.
El renombrado director de orquesta Helmut Wellauer aparece muerto, envenenado con cianuro potásico, durante una representación de La Traviata en el celebre teatro veneciano de La Fenice. Hasta el comisario Guido Brunetti, acostumbrado a la laberintica criminalidad de Venecia, se asombra de la cantidad de enemigos que el musico ha dejado en su camino a la cumbre. Pero ¿cuantos tenian motivos suficientes para matarlo? Conocido y querido ya por miles de lectores, el comisario Brunetti resuelve en esta sugerente novela policiaca su primer caso. Muerte en La Fenice fue galardonada en Japon con el Premio Suntory a la mejor novela de intriga y convirtio en poco tiempo a Donna Leon en el gran boom de la novela policiaca en Europa. Un excelente comienzo.
As Venice experiences a debilitating heatwave, Commissario Brunetti prepares to escape the city and spend time with his family in the mountains. For Ispettore Vianello, however, the weather is the last thing on his mind; it appears his aunt has become obsessed with horoscopes and has been withdrawing large amounts of money from the family business.
When the body of man is found in a canal, damaged by the tides, carrying no wallet, and wearing only one shoe, Brunetti has little to work with. No local has filed a missing-person report, and no hotel guests have disappeared. Where was the crime scene? And how can Brunetti identify the man when he can't show pictures of his face? The autopsy shows a way forward: it turns out the man was suffering from a rare, disfiguring disease. With Inspector Vianello, Brunetti canvasses shoe stores, and winds up on the mainland in Mestre, outside of his usual sphere. From a shopkeeper, they learn that the man had a kindly way with animals. At the same time, animal rights and meat consumption are quickly becoming preoccupying issues at the Venice Questura, and in Brunetti's home, where conversation at family meals offer a window into the joys and conflicts of Italian life. Perhaps with the help of Signorina Elettra, Brunetti and Vianello can identify the man and understand why someone wanted him dead. As subtle and engrossing as ever, Leon's Beastly Things is immensely enjoyable, intriguing, and ultimately moving.
Un soir que la neige tombe sur la Sérénissime, une femme blonde juchée sur des hauts talons et enveloppée dans un manteau de fourrure croise la route de notre cher commissaire Guido Brunetti. Elle s'appelle Franca Marinella, s'est fait remodeler le visage par un chirurgien peu adroit, cite Cicéron...
