Book description
As Venice experiences a debilitating heatwave, Commissario Brunetti
escapes the city to spend time with his family. For Ispettore
Vianello, however, the weather is the last thing on his mind. It
appears his aunt has become obsessed with horoscopes and has been
withdrawing large amounts of money from the family business. Not
knowing what to do, he consults Brunetti and asks permission to trail
her.
Meanwhile, Brunetti receives a visit from a friend who works at the
Commune. It seems that discrepancies have been occurring at the
Courthouse involving a judge and an usher with a flawless track
record. Intrigued, Brunetti asks Signorina Elettra to find out what
she can while he's away.
When news reaches Brunetti that the usher from the Courthouse has
been viciously murdered, he returns to investigate. But why would
someone want a good man dead, and what might his death have to do with
the Courthouse discrepancies?
Donna Leon was named by The Times as one of the 50
Greatest Crime Writers. She is an award-winning crime novelist,
celebrated for the bestselling Brunetti series. Donna has lived in
Venice for thirty years and previously lived in Switzerland, Saudi
Arabia, Iran and China, where she worked as a teacher. Donna's books
have been translated into 35 languages and have been published around
the world.
Her previous novels featuring Commissario Brunetti have all been
highly acclaimed; including Friends in High Places, which won
the CWA Macallan Silver Dagger for Fiction, Fatal Remedies,
Doctored Evidence, A Sea of Troubles and Beastly Things.
