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Nueva entrega de la exitosa serie Brunetti. En esta ocasión, Donna Leon se adentra en el mundo de los libros. Una tarde, el comisario Brunetti recibe la llamada desesperada del director de una bibli

Regresa La Fenice. Vuelve la gran dama de la novela negra. Un admirador de la soprano Flavia Petrelli ha traspasado la línea que separa a un fan inofensivo de un seguidor obsesionado. Conoce todos

Una vida de novela. ?No hay peor crimen que no haber amado?, Donna Leon.De su infancia en Nueva Jersey a sus increíbles experiencias en el Irán de la revolución, China o Arabia Saudí, Donna Leon narra en este libro encantador e intimo una vida extraordinaria en la que las aventuras vividas superan a todo lo que pudo imaginar. Y con su llegada a Venecia nos sumerge en la que sera una historia de amor de decadas con Italia, desde su eterna busqueda del capuchino perfecto hasta las tacticas de guerra de las abuelas que hacen sus compras en el mercado de Rialto.Con una generosidad, una ironia y un buen humor arrolladores, la dama del crimen comparte las vivencias de alguien que ha perfeccionado el exquisito arte de no planificar nada jamas y sin embargo ha conseguido permanecer fiel a lo que verdaderamente importa como su adoracion por la opera, la escritura o la gastronomia, su defensa del medio ambiente y su pasion desmedida por compartir y disfrutar.Autora de una excelencia elegante e innata (The Guardian), Leon irradia el mismo encanto y talento narrativo al detenerse en los hitos de su vida que cuando acompaña al comisario Brunetti en su lucha contra el crimen. Tan ingeniosa y sabia como cautivadora a la hora de ofrecer su faceta mas personal, demuestra una vez mas que no ha perdido ni un apice de fuerza, (Publishers Weekly).

For the culprit waiting to be apprehended at the scene of the crime is none other than Paola Brunetti, his wife. As Paolas actions provoke a crisis in the Brunetti household, Brunetti himself is under increasing pressure at work: a daring robbery with Mafia connections is linked to a suspicious death and his superiors need quick results.

When Commissario Guido Brunetti is visited by a young bureaucrat investigating the lack of official approval for the building of his apartment years earlier, his first reaction, like any other Venetian, is to think of whom he knows who might bring pressure to bear on the relevant government department.

Helmut Wellauer, un famoso director de orquesta, muere en circunstancias sospechosas. Su cadáver es hallado en un camerino del teatro veneciano La Fenice durante el entreacto de la ópera que estaba dirigiendo. El caso cae en manos del comisario Guido Brunetti, quien tendra por delante una ardua y peligrosa labor, ya que muy pronto la muerte de Wellauer presentara derivaciones inquietantes: aberraciones sexuales, oscuras referencias al nazismo y todo un muestrario de vilezas que constituyen la cara oculta del rutilante mundo de la opera.

Surmené et épuisé, le commissaire Brunetti décide de prendre des vacances. Loin de Paola et de la questure, il s'offre un séjour en solitaire dans une villa de l'île de Sant'Erasmo. Au pr

Quand le commissaire Brunetti reçoit une collegue de sa femme inquiete pour son fils Alessandro qui se drogue, ce sont le pere de famille et le policier qui se mobilisent aussitot en lui. Au meme moment, un homme est retrouve au pied dunpont, gravement blesse : le pere dAlessandro. Aucun temoin ni indice, et pourtant Brunetti fait le lien avec les addictions de son fils. Cependant, informations contradictoires et meme mensonges le deroutent. Aide de la belle commissaire Griffoni et de lastucieuse signorina Elettra, il mene son enquete dans un reseau de mysterieux indics du monde de la drogue, de transactions souterraines et dune arnaque scandaleuse, jusqua devoiler une verite insoupçonnee sur de sombres crimes.Dans cette affaire qui tourmente Brunetti, il aura plus que jamais besoin de se tourner vers sa famille, le plaisir de se plonger dans ses livres et les bons petits plats de son epouse Paola

In The Waters of Eternal Youth, the twenty-fifth instalment in the bestselling Brunetti series, our Commissario finds himself drawn into a case that may not be a crime at all. Brunetti is investigating a cold case by request of the grand Contessa Lando-Continui, a friend of Brunetti's mother-in-law. Fifteen years ago the Contessa's teenage granddaughter, Manuela, was found drowning in a canal. She was rescued from the canal at the last moment, but in many ways it was too late; she suffered severe brain damage and her life was never the same again. Once a passionate horse rider, Manuela, now aged thirty, cannot remember the accident, or her beloved horse, and lives trapped in an eternal youth. The Contessa, unconvinced that this was an accident, implores Brunetti to find the culprit she believes was responsible for ruining Manuela's life. Out of a mixture of curiosity, pity and a willingness to fulfil the wishes of a loving grandmother, Brunetti reopens the case. But once he starts to investigate, Brunetti finds a murky past and a dark story at its heart. The Waters of Eternal Youth is awash in the rhythms and concerns of contemporary Venetian life, from historical preservation, to housing, to new waves of African migrants, all circling the haunting story of a woman trapped in a perpetual childhood.

In The Waters of Eternal Youth, the twenty-fifth instalment in the bestselling Brunetti series, our Commissario finds himself drawn into a case that may not be a case at all.Brunetti is investigating a cold case by request of the grand Contessa Lando-Continui, a friend of Brunettis mother-in-law. Fifteen years ago the Contessas teenage granddaughter, Manuela, was found drowning in a canal. She was rescued from the canal at the last moment but in many ways it was too late; she suffered severe brain damage and life was never the same again. Once a passionate horse rider, Manuela, now aged 30, cannot remember the accident, or her beloved horse, and lives trapped in an eternal youth.The Contessa, unconvinced that this was an accident, implores Brunetti to find the culprit she believes was responsible for ruining Manuela's life. Out of a mixture of curiosity, pity, and a willingness to fulfil the wishes of a loving grandmother, Brunetti reopens the case, much to the annoyance of his employer. But once he starts to investigate, Brunetti finds a murky past and a dark story at its heart.The Waters of Eternal Youth is awash in the rhythms and concerns of contemporary Venetian life, from historical preservation, to housing, to new waves of African migrants, and the haunting story of a woman trapped in a damaged perpetual childhood.

Qui est cet inconnu dont le cadavre a été retrouvé dans le Grand Canal de Venise ? Bien que défiguré, l’homme semble familier à Brunetti. Ses recherches le mènent jusqu’à un abattoir du continent

Brunetti est de retour pour un plongeon fascinant dans l’univers mystérieux des livres anciens. Alors que, en ce maussade lundi de printemps, le commissaire Guido Brunetti pensait n’avoir rien d’a

Un nou cas del comissari Brunetti que es centra en els fraus i els abusos de les companyies farmacèutiques.En aquest cas, Donna Leon centra la investigació del comissari Brunetti en una trama sobre les corrupteles dels metges i farmacèutics, que abusen de les persones grans o malaltes, i sobre el dilema moral de la desobediència a les lleis davant de casos humanament comprensibles.Una nova prova de l'ofici de Donna Leon que sap oferir als seus lectors una història humana i, per tant, plena de contradiccions, d'amor i amistat, de culpa i oblit, amb origen privat i conseqüències públiques. Una lectura distreta i agradable que fa reflexionar.

During the interrogation of an entitled, arrogant man suspected of giving drugs to a young girl who then died, Commissario Guido Brunetti acts rashly, doing something he will quickly come to regret. In the aftermath, he begins to doubt his career choices and realises that he needs a break from the stifling problems of his work.Granted leave from the Questura, Brunetti is shipped off by his wife, Paola, to a villa owned by a wealthy relative on Sant'Erasmo, one of the largest islands in the Venetian laguna. There he intends to pass his days rowing, and his nights reading Pliny's Natural History.The recuperative stay goes according to plan and Brunetti is finally able to relax, until Davide Casati, the caretaker of the house, goes missing following a sudden storm. Nobody can find him - not his daughter, not his friends, and not the woman he'd been secretly visiting. Now, Brunetti feels compelled to investigate, to set aside his holiday and discover what happened to the man who had recently become his friend.In Earthly Remains, Donna Leon shows Venice through an insider's eyes. From family meals and vaporetti rides to the never-ending influx of tourists and suffocating political corruption, the details and rhythms of everyday Venetian life are at the core of this thrilling novel, and of the terrible crime at its heart.

Nesta história encontramos o comissário Guido Brunetti. Para quem não conhece as obras da autora, existem uma série de livros em que Guido é a personagem principal. Este é o 3º mas pode ser lido de f

Le jeune Ernesto Moro, élève de l'Académie militaire de Venise, est retrouvé pendu dans les douches. Le commissaire Guido Brunetti, lui-même père d'un adolescent, s'interroge sur la vérac

Pour découvrir l'authentique cuisine familiale italienne avec près de 100 recettes tirées de la série de romans policiers "Une enquête du commissaire Brunetti" de Donna Leon