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Doctored Evidence

by Donna Leon

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ISBN13: 9780143035633
ISBN10: 0143035630
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Donna Leon's riveting new novel, Doctored Evidence, follows Commissario Guido Brunetti down the winding streets of contemporary Venice as he throws open the doors of a case his superiors would rather leave closed. When a miserly spinster is found brutally murdered in her Venice apartment, police immediately suspect her Romanian housekeeper. They are certain their job is done after the immigrant dies while fleeing arrest, but weeks later; a neighbor comes forward to defend the innocence of the accused. The only investigator who believes the alibi is Brunetti, who will have to go behind the backs of his superiors to vindicate the Romanian and find her employer's actual killer. As always, the indispensable hacking skills of the ever-loyal Signorina Elettra are the perfect complement to Brunetti's meticulous detective work. She discovers mysterious deposits in the old woman's bank account, but who made them? As Brunetti investigates, his wife, at home, reads him teachings on the Seven Deadly Sins. In a modern world of intrigue and nebulous morality, how do they relate to the murder at hand? Doctored Evidence is charged with suspense and evokes a contemporary Venice with Donna Leon's masterful flair.

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As Donna Leons many fans have come to expect, beloved Commissario Guido Brunetti once again finds himself pursuing a puzzling case his fellow policemen would rather leave closed. After a wealthy elderly woman is found brutally murdered in her apartment, the authorities suspect her maid. But when the maid meets an untimely end trying to escape from border police, and it appears that the money she carried may not have been stolen, Commissario Guido Brunetti decidesunofficiallyto take the case on himself. Filled with Leons signature plot twists, Doctored Evidence is a terrific novel of suspense that is sure to delight loyal fans as well as attract new ones.

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Beloved Commissario Guido Brunetti once again finds himself pursuing a puzzling case his fellow policemen would rather leave closed. What appears to be a cut-and-dried murder case pinpoints an elderly lady's maid as her killer. However, Brunetti comes to a different conclusion and decides--unofficially--to take on the case himself.

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Donna Leon has taught in Iran, China, and Saudi Arabia. She now lives in Venice.

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Larry Robinson, March 23, 2010 (view all comments by Larry Robinson)
This is my first Commissario Brunetti novel and I loved it. The writing was clever and funny. The characters grabbed me immediately, and the mystery was pretty clever.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780143035633
Publisher:
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Author:
Leon, Donna
Subject:
Mystery-A to Z
Edition Description:
B-Mass Market
Publication Date:
20050503
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Pages:
352
Dimensions:
6.86x4.14x.97 in. .37 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18

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Product details 352 pages Penguin Books - English 9780143035633 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by , As Donna Leons many fans have come to expect, beloved Commissario Guido Brunetti once again finds himself pursuing a puzzling case his fellow policemen would rather leave closed. After a wealthy elderly woman is found brutally murdered in her apartment, the authorities suspect her maid. But when the maid meets an untimely end trying to escape from border police, and it appears that the money she carried may not have been stolen, Commissario Guido Brunetti decidesunofficiallyto take the case on himself. Filled with Leons signature plot twists, Doctored Evidence is a terrific novel of suspense that is sure to delight loyal fans as well as attract new ones.
"Synopsis" by , Beloved Commissario Guido Brunetti once again finds himself pursuing a puzzling case his fellow policemen would rather leave closed. What appears to be a cut-and-dried murder case pinpoints an elderly lady's maid as her killer. However, Brunetti comes to a different conclusion and decides--unofficially--to take on the case himself.

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