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DEATH IN A STRANGE COUNTRY by Donna Leon, 1993, 373 pages
Its her 2nd novel about an Italian detective named Guido Brunetti of Venice. To date she's published 24 books about this detective. She writes well and the book hangs together well from start to finish. The only fault I found was her frequent digressions from the plot to reveal the characters. The quality of the writing is better than whats in most hard crime noir.
The Story: The Venice Police pull a dead body from the lagoon. Its a young US Army sergeant stabbed to death by an expert who knew where to stab. The young sergeant has a lover who's his commanding officer. The officer is an MD at a US Army hospital near Venice. She, too, dies within a few days of the sergeant. Guido Brunetti discovers about 5 pounds of cocaine concealed in the sergeants apartment.
The book is larded with red herrings, and more murders occur as Brunetti gets closer to the real issue and culprits. The crisis and resolution come at the tail end of the story.
Its 4 starz.
Its her 2nd novel about an Italian detective named Guido Brunetti of Venice. To date she's published 24 books about this detective. She writes well and the book hangs together well from start to finish. The only fault I found was her frequent digressions from the plot to reveal the characters. The quality of the writing is better than whats in most hard crime noir.
The Story: The Venice Police pull a dead body from the lagoon. Its a young US Army sergeant stabbed to death by an expert who knew where to stab. The young sergeant has a lover who's his commanding officer. The officer is an MD at a US Army hospital near Venice. She, too, dies within a few days of the sergeant. Guido Brunetti discovers about 5 pounds of cocaine concealed in the sergeants apartment.
The book is larded with red herrings, and more murders occur as Brunetti gets closer to the real issue and culprits. The crisis and resolution come at the tail end of the story.
Its 4 starz.
