Death in a Strange Country
by Donna Leon | Mystery & Thrillers | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0143034820 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0143034820 Global Overview for this book
Registered by trekwoman of -- Somewhere In The State --, California USA on 3/15/2008
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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Journal Entry 1 by trekwoman from -- Somewhere In The State --, California USA on Saturday, March 15, 2008
Paperback.
The Barnes & Noble Review:
The ancient elegance of Venice makes for a striking contrast to contemporary murder in bestselling author Donna Leon's Death in a Strange Country. Comissario Guido Brunetti of the Venice police force faces a potential jurisdictional nightmare when the body of a young American soldier is pulled out of a nearby canal. As the case unfolds, it soon becomes clear that this was no accidental drowning or mugging gone awry, but cold-blooded murder…and the questions Brunetti must answer are many. Who wanted this apparently well liked young man dead? What was the foreigner doing in Venice the night he died? And why was a fortune in drugs hidden in the dead soldier's apartment for Brunetti to find? It's up to Brunetti to find the truth amid tangled chains of evidence, true and false, working under the added burdens of political pressure and family troubles as he explores the complex crime's possible ties to terrorism, organized crime, or something worse. Sue Stone
The Barnes & Noble Review:
The ancient elegance of Venice makes for a striking contrast to contemporary murder in bestselling author Donna Leon's Death in a Strange Country. Comissario Guido Brunetti of the Venice police force faces a potential jurisdictional nightmare when the body of a young American soldier is pulled out of a nearby canal. As the case unfolds, it soon becomes clear that this was no accidental drowning or mugging gone awry, but cold-blooded murder…and the questions Brunetti must answer are many. Who wanted this apparently well liked young man dead? What was the foreigner doing in Venice the night he died? And why was a fortune in drugs hidden in the dead soldier's apartment for Brunetti to find? It's up to Brunetti to find the truth amid tangled chains of evidence, true and false, working under the added burdens of political pressure and family troubles as he explores the complex crime's possible ties to terrorism, organized crime, or something worse. Sue Stone
Journal Entry 2 by trekwoman from -- Somewhere In The State --, California USA on Thursday, May 29, 2008
Tried twice to read Leon's work and haven't had much success. Some turn of phrase always stops my complete enjoyment.
Reserved for the Under 100 book box.
Reserved for the Under 100 book box.
Journal Entry 3 by trekwoman at Controlled Release in Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Released 16 yrs ago (7/19/2008 UTC) at Controlled Release in Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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RELEASE NOTES:
Releasing into etchsketch's Under 100 book box.
Releasing into etchsketch's Under 100 book box.
I received this book in the returning Under-100 Bookbox of Mysteries, Suspense, Thrillers & Horrors. Trekwoman, thanks again for including it and for participating!
Journal Entry 5 by echesketch at CMC-NorthEast - Bookcart, Pinafore Gift Shop 2nd Floor in Concord, North Carolina USA on Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Released 14 yrs ago (12/22/2010 UTC) at CMC-NorthEast - Bookcart, Pinafore Gift Shop 2nd Floor in Concord, North Carolina USA
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I added this book to the bookcart outside the 2nd Floor Gift Shop at Carolinas Medical Center, NorthEast.
