Fatal Remedies in the 8th book in the Inspector Guido Brunetti series by Donna Leon. I enjoy these, the setting, the characters, the plots, and am asking for them for presents. They should be read in order as the characters develop over time, but I read my first few out of order having found them in a local used book store.
This one takes place in November.
from the back of the book:
In the eighth book in Donna Leon's internationally bestselling series, Commissario Guido Brunetti's career comes under threar as his professional and personal lives unexpectedly conflict.I've read the following from this series:
It all begins with an early morning phone call. In the chill of the Venetian dawn, a sudden act of vandalism shatters the quiet of the city, and Brunetti is shocked to find that the culprit waiting to be apprehended at the scene is his own wife, Paola. She has taken a stand against a travel agency known for a certain kind of shady tourism. Meanwhile, at work, Brunetti is under pressure from his superiors to solve a daring robbery with a link to a suspicious accidental death. Does it all lead back to the mafia? And how are his family's actions connected to these crimes?
#1 Death at La Fenice (1992)
#2 Death in a Strange Country (1993)
#3 Dressed for Death (1994)
#4 Death and Judgment (1995)
#5 Acqua Alta (1996)
#6 Quietly in Their Sleep
#13 Doctored Evidence (2004)
#18 About Face (2009)
#19 A Question of Belief
#20 Drawing Conclusions
#22 The Golden Egg
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I looked into these books as they sound really good but most are too expensive for me-sigh thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteI ask for them as gifts and specify "used". I got one for my birthday.
Delete...it looks like you have a bit of catching up to do.
ReplyDeleteYes :) I find it comforting there are so many I haven't read.
DeleteI haven’t read the series. But I have found a fix to be able to comment on blogs using iPad. It’s using the browser, Opera . I thought you would want to know 😊
ReplyDeleteI tried Opera. I used Firefox for a while. I remember Netscape lol
DeleteI'm leaving my comment here, because I just saw your reply to my first comment over on Kathy's blog post, and I just wanted to say this: no one is "stupid", to err is human, so I didn't view you putting the wrong link on T-Day as doing something "stupid". I'm hoping once the dust settles from the Presidential Election, we can all simply agree to disagree, if our views differ about the outcome. (And as I said in my comment on your blog, I'm neutral about the whole thing.) :-)
ReplyDeleteOh, that was careless of me, and to be careless in public is kinda stupid. Thanks for your kindness, though :)
DeleteI can't agree to disagree on facts. Opinions, yes, we are many, e pluribus union and all. Facts, though, I can't agree to disagree on. The spreading of baseless conspiracy theories, the lies about my candidate, those will be difficult to forgive in the face of a refusal by them to admit those are lies.
This book sounds good. I enjoy reading mysteries / thrillers.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good series, and I'm glad I found it.
DeleteI would LOVE to find this series. I can't begin to understand why my library didn't have them, OR could even find them through their library loan program. I can see why you ask for them as gifts.
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame... I don't even know if these are in our library, though.
DeleteI still need to read one or more of these. There are just way too many interesting books to read. It's not a bad thing except when you want to read them all. Happy Friday.
ReplyDeleteBooks are like movies: so many!!!
DeleteI always love Donna Leon books and films. Have a great day, Valerie
ReplyDeleteI still haven't seen any of the adaptations. I'd love to.
DeleteOh, I know I found some of these for free on YouTube a while back in audio version. I'll have to see if I can find them again for when I am in the studio working on the art classes this winter. :)
ReplyDeleteCool! Yes, that'd be a good wintertime combo :)
DeleteInspector Brunetti is one of my favorites too! I've been reading the series for quite a while. I especially love the food descriptions, and I even have a copy of "Brunetti's Cookbook" by Roberta Pianaro and Donna Leon, which was published in 2010. I haven't read this one, maybe it will be one of my next reads.
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The food descriptions are great. I don't think I knew there was a cookbook. That'd be interesting.
DeleteAlways sounds like such a great series, it's good that they are standalones so you don't have to read them inorder too 😀. Enjoy and I hope you find more of the series to read! Take care! Hugs, Jo x
ReplyDeleteThe characters develop over time, but the back story isn't necessary to the books. Thanks!
DeleteI love Donna Leon's Brunetti series. I'm ready to start number six but I loaned it to someone and haven't pressed to get it back yet because my bookstack is a little bit of a tower! I'll look forward to this one -- I could "see" Paola protesting a shady travel agency!
ReplyDeleteHis family is such a delightful part of these stories, aren't they!
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