Girl of His Dreams: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery

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  • GIRL OF HIS DREAMS: A COMMISSARIO GUIDO BRUNETTI MYSTERY by Donna Leon
When a friend of Commissario Guido Brunetti's brother, a priest recently returned from years of missionary work in Africa, calls on him with a request, Brunetti suspects the man has hidden motives. An American-style Christian group has begun meeting in private homes in the city, and it's possible the priest is merely wary of the competition. Nevertheless, Brunetti and his wife, Paola, decide to go undercover. But when a girl's body is found floating in a canal, Brunetti must put everything aside to investigate the secretive world her people, the gypsies, who exist on the fringes of Italian society. Originally published in 2008, Donna Leon's The Girl of His Dreams is classic Donna Leon.
Girl of His Dreams: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery
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Two detectives go undercover in Venice, Italy, in the New York Times-bestselling series by "the undisputed crime fiction queen" (The Baltimore Sun).

A priest recently returned from years of missionary work has made a personal request of Commissario Guido Brunetti--but the police detective suspects the man's motives. A new, American-style Protestant sect has begun to meet in Venice, and it's possible the priest is merely apprehensive of the competition. But the preacher could also be fleecing his growing flock, so Brunetti and Inspector Vianello, along with their wives, decide to go undercover. In the midst of the investigation, though, the body of a Gypsy child washes up in a canal--and Brunetti finds himself haunted by both the crime and the girl . . .

"No one knows the labyrinthine world of Venice or the way favoritism and corruption shape Italian life like Leon's Brunetti . . . the thoughtful Venetian cop with a love of food, an outspoken wife, and a computer-hacker secretary." --Time

"Gorgeously written." --The New York Times Book Review

Description

Two detectives go undercover in Venice, Italy, in the New York Times-bestselling series by "the undisputed crime fiction queen" (The Baltimore Sun).

A priest recently returned from years of missionary work has made a personal request of Commissario Guido Brunetti--but the police detective suspects the man's motives. A new, American-style Protestant sect has begun to meet in Venice, and it's possible the priest is merely apprehensive of the competition. But the preacher could also be fleecing his growing flock, so Brunetti and Inspector Vianello, along with their wives, decide to go undercover. In the midst of the investigation, though, the body of a Gypsy child washes up in a canal--and Brunetti finds himself haunted by both the crime and the girl . . .

"No one knows the labyrinthine world of Venice or the way favoritism and corruption shape Italian life like Leon's Brunetti . . . the thoughtful Venetian cop with a love of food, an outspoken wife, and a computer-hacker secretary." --Time

"Gorgeously written." --The New York Times Book Review

ISBN
9780802126917
Publisher
Publication Date
April 1, 2017
Binding
Paperback
Item Condition
New
Language
English
Pages
304
Series
The Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries
Series Number
17
Keywords
Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Hard-Boiled; Fiction | Thrillers | Suspense; Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Police Procedural

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