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Aquest llibre no s'ha d'agafar com a thriller o novel•la policíaca. Més aviat és un trocet de la vida del Commissario Brunetti, que curiosament involucra casos policials. És interessant que, tot i que no m'ha agradat la trama, la manera com escriu Donna Leon m'ha tingut molt distreta. Potser en el futur llunyà torno a llegir-la, però no tinc pressa.

stmchester's review against another edition

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3.0

The main character in this book is the hot Venetian summer. There isn't much of a plot, but the usual cast of characters worked its magic on me. I looked back over the past few books in the series and my reviews are lukewarm, but I can't stop reading this series - Brunetti, his family and his coworkers are too compelling!

noor18's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

margaret21's review against another edition

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4.0

A dying woman has an important message to relay to Commissario Brunetti about her recently deceased husband. Inevitably, she dies before she's able to convey clearly what she needed to say. Can Brunetti and his friend and colleague Claudia Griffoni pick the bones out of all this? Inevitably, they can. Inevitably too, there are twists and turns on the way, and an intriguing ending. A classically satisfying book from Donna Leon.

maya_b's review against another edition

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3.5

(This could have been 5 stars, but I just really disliked the last three pages)
I have never read books from Donna Leon before (and probably never will again, my roommate just gave me this book they found on the street, so I read it), so I didn't think this book was out of fresh ideas or anything, and I quite enjoyed it. I liked the writing, I liked the case, I really enjoyed reading about the characters, and just everything seemed very much thought-through in my opinion. I just had a lot of fun with the book.
But sadly the end didn't make me that happy. I liked how everything came together in a conclusion of the mystery, and how everything solved, that was nice, but I didn't like what was happening with it then.

Maybe it's because I missed something, but why would he decide? Why would he have to? Can't he just try to arrest both criminals? Especially after he knew what was going on and already had all the clues he needed to get the rest? Also I felt really disappointed that after the book established recording conversations so early, it didn't come back there at the end. I was so expecting there to be a record of everything, but no, it felt like Brunetti was just giving up for no reason, there, apart from the book wanting him to!

So, sadly a very disappointing ending, but the rest was pretty great.

dogearedandfurry's review against another edition

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4.0

I read an advance reader copy via NetGalley in return for an unbiased review. I’ve loved the Brunetti books, so jumped at the chance to read the latest one early. Many of the things fans love, are back again. I agree with others in that it takes a while to even discover if a crime has been committed. And there’s maybe a little too much time dwelling on the hot weather and tourists - labouring the point somewhat. But it’s otherwise a decent instalment in a long running series.

svenja_books's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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