'Donna Leon's appreciation of her adopted city's sublime yet
fragile magnificence is as fresh (and invigorating) today as it was
when Death at La Fenice was published in 1992. However, her anger
at the damage caused by tourism and pollution has grown stronger
over the years ... Should anyone still doubt that Leon is a superb
novelist, let them consider the scene in which Guido gently
questions a woman during the last few minutes of her life. You can
feel the tension, fear, horror - and wonder.' The Times A New York
Times Bestseller __________________________________ 'They killed
him. It was bad money.' A dying hospice patient gasps these cryptic
words about her recently-deceased husband. Brunetti softly promises
he will look into what appears to be a private family tragedy. He
discovers that her husband worked for a company that monitored the
cleanliness of Venice's water supply and that he had died in a
motorcycle accident. Distracted briefly by Vice Questore Patta's
obsession with youth crime in Venice, Brunetti turns to the
remarkable research skills of Patta's secretary, Signora Elettra
Zorzi. With her help, Brunetti comes to realize the perilous
meaning in the dying woman's accusation and the threat it reveals
to the health of the entire region. 'Atmospheric, clever, witty and
amusing. If I were only allowed to read one crime series again it
would be that of Donna Leon.' The Times
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