Death at La Fenice
“Death at La Fenice” by Donna Leon is a mystery novel published by Harper Collins on November 23, 1994. This reprint edition spans 288 pages and is presented in English. The story unfolds in the picturesque city of Venice, where crime is a rarity. The plot centers around Maestro Helmut Wellauer, a celebrated conductor who meets a tragic fate during an intermission, leading to a complex investigation by Guido Brunetti, the vice-commissario of police.
Readers will follow Brunetti as he navigates a web of suspects, each with their own motives for wanting the maestro dead. As he delves deeper into the case, themes of morality and justice come to the forefront, challenging his understanding of right and wrong. The narrative explores the darker aspects of human nature against the backdrop of Venice, blending elements of mystery and detective fiction. This edition offers a compact yet engaging reading experience for those interested in crime stories set in unique locales.
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Beautiful and serene Venice is a city almost devoid of crime. But that is little comfort to Maestro Helmut Wellauer, a world-renowned conductor whose intermission refreshment comes one night with a little something extra in it-cyanide. For Guido Brunetti, vice-commissario of police and detective genius, finding a suspect isn’t a problem; narrowing the large and unconventional group of enemies down to one is. As the suave and pithy Brunetti pieces together clues, a shocking picture of depravity and revenge emerges, leaving him torn between what is and what should be right — and questioning what the law can do, and what needs to be done.
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