Acqua Alta
Book 5 of Commissario Brunetti
Language: English
Antiquities Antiquities - Collection and preservation Brunetti; Guido (Fictitious character) China China - Antiquities Detective Fiction Fiction - Mystery General Musical fiction Mystery Mystery & Detective Mystery & Detective - General Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural Mystery fiction Opera Police Police - Italy - Venice Police Procedural Suspense Venice (Italy)
Publisher: Penguin
Published: Aug 30, 2004
Description:
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Donna Leon’s growing American fan base is hungry for more of the books from her internationally bestselling series featuring Commissario Guido Brunetti. Now in what many consider one of the finest in the series, Venice braces for the onslaught of *acqua alta*—the rising waters from torrential rain. But Brunetti has his own problems, beginning with the savage beating of an old friend. When a man’s body is discovered, Brunetti must wade through the chaos to solve one of his deadliest cases. Full of marvelous plot twists, *Acqua Alta* is a chilling addition to Donna Leon’s addictive series.