<b>Crime writing of the highest order</b>

Guardian

The series that has shadowed Brunetti for three decades is <b>an epic achievement</b> - in its own way quite the equal of Anthony Powell's <i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>

The Times

Few detective writers create so vivid, inclusive and convincing a narrative as Donna Leon, the expatriate American with the Venetian heart . . . <b>One of the most exquisite and subtle detective series ever</b>

The Washington Post

Se alle

<b>Virtually every page contains a sentence that demands to be quoted </b>... reading Leon is always an uplifting experience

- Mark Sanderson, The Times

Leon started out with <b>offhand, elegant excellence</b>, and has simply kept it up

Guardian

'Crime writing of the highest order' GUARDIAN'Donna Leon has been giving unto us for all of the thirty years since Death at La Fenice introduced us to Brunetti' Val McDermidThe gifted Venetian detective returns in his 31st case - this time, investigating the Janus-faced nature of yet another Italian institution. Brunetti will have to once again face the blurred line that runs between the criminal and the non-criminal, bending police rules, and his own character, to help an acquaintance in danger.'Both tremendously enjoyable and deeply humane' JESSIE GREENGRASS, Costa-shortlisted author of The High House'Leon's elegant, witty prose . . . is a joy' AMANDA CRAIG
Les mer
Crime writing of the highest order

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781529157253
Publisert
2022-09-22
Utgiver
Vendor
Penguin (Cornerstone)
Vekt
225 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
320

Forfatter

Om bidragsyterne

Donna Leon is author of the much-loved, best-selling series of novels featuring Commissario Brunetti and one of The Times' 50 Greatest Crime Writers. Widely considered one of the best detective series ever, with admirers including Ursula K. Le Guin and Antonia Fraser, the Brunetti Mysteries have won numerous awards around the world and been translated into thirty-five languages.