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- Novela negra - Caso número 25 para Brunetti

During the interrogation of an entitled, arrogant man suspected of giving drugs to a young girl who then died, Commissario Guido Brunetti acts rashly, doing something he will quickly come to regret. In the aftermath, he begins to doubt his career choices and realises that he needs a break from the stifling problems of his work. Granted leave from the Questura, Brunetti is shipped off by his wife, Paola, to a villa owned by a wealthy relative on Sant'Erasmo, one of the largest islands in the Venetian laguna. There, he intends to pass his days rowing, and his nights reading Pliny's Natural History. The recuperative stay goes according to plan and Brunetti is finally able to relax, until Davide Casati, the caretaker of the house, goes missing following a sudden storm. Nobody can find him - not his daughter, not his friends, and not the woman he'd been secretly visiting. Now, Brunetti feels compelled to investigate, to set aside his holiday and discover what happened to the man who had recently become his friend. In Earthly Remains, Donna Leon shows Venice through an insider's eyes. From family meals and vaporetti rides to the never-ending influx of tourists and suffocating political corruption, the details and rhythms of everyday Venetian life are at the core of this thrilling novel, and of the terrible crime at its heart.

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

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.

When Commissario Guido Brunetti is visited by a young bureaucrat investigating the lack of official approval for the building of his apartment years earlier, his first reaction, like any other Venetian, is to think of whom he knows who might bring pressure to bear on the relevant government department.

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.

As Venice experiences a debilitating heatwave, Commissario Brunetti escapes the city to spend time with his family. Intrigued, Brunetti asks Signorina Elettra to find out what she can while hes away. When news reaches Brunetti that the usher from the Courthouse has been viciously murdered, he returns to investigate.

Par un beau jour de printemps à Venise, le commissaire Brunetti et son adjoint Vianello font libérer Ribetti, un ami de Vianello qui s'est fait bêtement coffrer lors d'une manifestation écologiste contre la pollution des eaux de la lagune. À sa sortie de prison, Ribetti est violemment pris à partie par son beau-père, propriétaire d'une des verreries de l'île de Murano. Hors de lui, le vieil homme profère des menaces de mort à l'encontre de son gendre. Pourtant, le cadavre qu'on retrouve quelques jours plus tard est celui du gardien de l'usine. L'homme avait auprès de lui une copie de L'Enfer de Dante. II collectionnait les petits carnets sur lesquels il inscrivait des notes codées. Et il était obsédé par la pollution des eaux de la lagune qui, selon lui, avait causé le handicap mental de sa petite fille. Sa croisade l'aurait-elle amené à découvrir des secrets qu'aucun des grands verriers de Murano ne souhaitait voir exposés ? Si un homme est mort pour avoir dit la vérité, ne déploiera-t-on pas les mêmes forces pour faire taire Brunetti ?.

At a dinner party given by his parents-in-law Comissario Brunetti meets Franca Marinello, the wife of a Venetian businessman. He''s charmed suggests his wife Paola - by her love of Virgil and Cicero, but shocked by her appearance. A few days later, Brunetti is visited by Carabinieri Maggiore Filipo Guarino from the nearby district of Marghera. Donna Leon estara en el Reino Unido para publicacion.

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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.

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.

In Death at La Fenice, Donna Leons first novel in the Commissario Brunetti series, readers were introduced to the glamorous and cut-throat world of opera and to one of Italys finest living sopranos, Flavia Petrelli then a suspect in the poisoning of a renowned German conductor. Now, many years after Brunetti cleared her name, Flavia has returned to the illustrious La Fenice to sing the lead in Tosca.As an opera superstar, Flavia is well acquainted with attention from adoring fans and aspiring singers. But when one anonymous admirer inundates her with bouquets of yellow roses on stage, in her dressing room and even inside her locked apartment it becomes clear that this fan has become a potentially dangerous stalker. Distraught, Flavia turns to an old friend for help. Familiar with Flavias melodramatic temperament, Commissario Brunetti is at first unperturbed by her story, but when another young opera singer is attacked he begins to think Flavias fears may be justified. In order to keep his friend out of danger, Brunetti must enter the psyche of an obsessive fan and find the culprit before anyone comes to harm.

By Its Cover is the much anticipated twenty-third instalment in Donna Leon's bestselling crime series, where Commissario Brunetti is better than ever as he addresses questions of worth and value alongside his ever-faithful team of Ispettore Vianello and Signorina Elettra. When several valuable antiquarian books go missing from a prestigious library in the heart of Venice, Commissario Brunetti is immediately called to the scene. The staff suspect an American researcher has stolen them, but for Brunetti something doesn't quite add up. Taking on the case, the Commissario begins to seek information about some of the library's regulars, such as the ex-priest Franchini, a passionate reader of ancient Christian literature, and Contessa Morosini-Albani, the library's chief donor, and comes to the conclusion that the thief could not have acted alone. However, when Franchini is found murdered in his home, the case takes a more sinister turn and soon Brunetti finds himself submerged in the dark secrets of the black market of antiquarian books. Alongside his ever-faithful team of Ispettore Vianello and Signorina Elettra, he delves into the pages of Franchini's past and into the mind of a book thief in order to uncover the terrible truth.

Tandis que les feuilles dautomne commencent a tomber dans les rues de Venise, le vice-questeur Patta charge le commissaire Brunetti denqueter sur une infraction commise par le magasin de masques sur le campo San Barnaba appartenant a la future bru du maire.Mais voila que sa femme, Paola, lui presente elle aussi une requete. Lhomme, certainement handicape mental, qui travaillait dans leur pressing, vient de mourir dune overdose de somniferes. Paola ne peut supporter lidee que personne ne lait jamais remarque ni aide, dans la vie comme dans sa mort. Intrigue lui aussi par le deces de ce personnage quil a croise pendannt de nombreuses annees, Brunetti entame des recherches dans le dos de son superieur.A sa grande surprise, il ne decouvre rien sur cet homme : pas dacte de naissance, pas de passeport, pas de carte de credit. Pour ladministration italienne, il na jamais existe. Plus etrange encore, sa mere refuse de parler a la police et assure que les papiers didentite de son fils ont ete voles lors dun cambriolage.Au fil des revelations, on decouvre quune famille daristocrates, les Lembo, semble melee a cette mort mysterieuse. Mais pour quelle raison ces gens puissants et influents auraient-ils elimine ce malheureux simple desprit ?

La trentième enquête du commissaire Brunetti est un véritable tour de force sur le crime organisé vénitien. »ICI PARISAu Campo Santa Margherita, un étrange accident de bateau impliquant deux jeunes t

El renombrado director de orquesta Helmut Wellauer aparece muerto, envenenado con cianuro potásico, durante una representación de La Traviata en el célebre teatro veneciano de La Fenice. Hasta el comisario Guido Brunetti, acostumbrado a la laberíntica criminalidad de Venecia, se asombra de la cantidad de enemigos que el músico ha dejado en su camino a la cumbre. Pero, ¿cuántos tenían motivos suficientes para matarle?Conocido y querido ya por miles de lectores, el comisario Brunetti, armado tan sólo con su paciencia y sagacidad, resuelve en esta sugerente novela policiaca su primer caso. Muerte en La Fenice fue galardonada en Japón con el prestigioso Premio Suntory a la mejor novela de intriga y convirtió en poco tiempo a Donna Leon en el gran boom de la novela policiaca en Europa. Un excelente comienzo.

Un roman policier exquis". The Washington Post Au Campo Santa Margherita un doux soir d'été, deux étudiantes américaines partent en balade dans la lagune avec deux beaux Vénitiens et sont grièvement