Through a Glass Darkly - Couverture souple

Leon, Donna

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0099536536 ISBN 13 : 9780099536536

Editeur : Arrow, 2009

Synopsis

It is a luminous spring day in Venice, as Commissario Brunetti and Inspettore Vianello come to the rescue of Vianello's friend Marco Ribetti, who has been arrested while protesting against chemical pollution of the Venetian lagoon, only to be faced by the fury of Marco's father-in-law, owner of a glass factory on the island of Murano. But clearly there is another victim who has uncovered the guilty secret of the polluting glass foundries of the island of Murano, and whose body is found dead in front of the furnaces which burn at 1400 degrees, night and day. The victim has left clues in a copy of Dante and Brunetti must descend into an inferno to discover who is burning the land and fouling the waters of the lagoon. A man is dead - but will politics and expedience prevent the killer from striking again?

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

A luminous spring day in Venice, and Commissario Brunetti and his sidekick Vianello play hooky from the Questura to rescue Vianello's friend Marco, who has been arrested during an environmental protest. Marco is released, but only to face the fury of his father-in-law, the owner of a glass factory on Murano.

But it is not Marco who has uncovered the guilty secret of the glass foundries, nor he whose body is found lying by the furnaces which burn at 1400 degrees C. The victim has left clues in a copy of Dante's Divine Comedy and Brunetti must enter an inferno to discover who is burning the land and fouling the waters of Venice's lagoon. A man is dead - but will politics and expedience prevent the killer from striking again?

Andrew Sachs is well known for his role as Manuel in Fawlty Towers. From a solid background in theatre, his work also covers TV, films and radio. His voice is often heard narrating documentaries and reading innumerable audiobooks. He won the Best Performer in the 1999 Talkie Awards and Silver for his reading of Donna Leon's Blood From A Stone at the 2005 SWA Awards.

Quatrième de couverture

'Leon...has once again, apparently effortlessly, produced a wholly absorbing read.' Sunday Telegraph

It is a luminous spring day in Venice, as Commissario Brunetti and Inspettore Vianello take a break from the Questura to come to the rescue of Vianello's friend Marco Ribetti, who has been arrested while protesting against chemical pollution of the Venetian lagoon, only to be faced by the fury of Marco's father-in-law, owner of a glass factory on the island of Murano.

But it is not Marco who has uncovered the guilty secret of the polluting glass foundries of the island of Murano, nor he whose body is found dead in front of the furnaces which burn at 1400 degrees, night and day. The victim has left clues in a copy of Dante and Brunetti must descend into an inferno to discover who is burning the land and fouling the waters of the lagoon...

'As usual, Leon's witty portrayal of modern Venetian life, and Brunetti's model marriage, are as entertaining as the working out of the whodunnit. A joy from start to finish.' Evening Standard

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Arrow
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0099536536
• ISBN 13: 9780099536536
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352