books about: commissario (mysteries evidence troubles)

books about: commissario

books:

Doctored Evidence (Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery)

9 reviews
Donna Leon

Mystery Masters, 2004

'Death in Venice' becomes a Donna Leon cliche
For all her "baker's dozen" Guido Brunetti books, Donna Leon continues to amaze this reader with her ability to sustain a police procedural so competently, so willingly, and so fantastically. It's Venice once again and the good Commissario finds himself lured into what appears to be a routine case: a "foreigner" has been apprehended for murder and theft and before the police can secure her, ...

Death at La Fenice: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery

51 reviews
Donna Leon

Harper Paperbacks, 2004

Death at LaFenice
Not your typical mystery book. The ending is not only a surprise, but a unique one. Enjoy!

The Rules of Silence (Commissario Brunetti Novels)

14 reviews
David L. Lindsey

Sound Library, 2003

Lindsey's approach to the "page turner"
I've always had the feeling that David Lindsey was the "thinking man's" mystery/thriller writer. The reader was impressed at the writing skill and depth of the writer - the book HAD to be read slowly to appreciate the nuances he brought to the story, however gruesome the topic. Now he goes and writes something completely out of style: a book that grabs you from the first chapter and doesn't let ...

The Perfect Daughter (Commissario Brunetti Novels)

1 review
Gillian Linscott

BBC Audiobooks, 2002

an exciting and enjoyable read
I'm an unabashed feminist, and the Nell Bray mystery series is definitely one of my favourites. Gillian Linscott is absolutely brilliant at mixing politics, a socio-historical commentary of early 20th century England, with a mystery plot. And this latest Nell Bray mystery, "The Perfect Daughter" does not disappoint at all. It's the summer of 1914, and Nell Bray is, as usual, busy fighting for the ...

The Last Enemy: A Commissario Cenni Investigation

6 reviews
Grace Brophy

Soho Crime, 2007

"The Last Enemy," a gripping tale, Italian style
The Last Enemy is a terrific read, an Italian police procedural that caught me up in a conflict between turning its pages fast and slowing down to savoring its luscious tastes, fascinating vignettes, and sights full of Umbrian local color. From its very first chapter, where the Penitente parade winds its way through the streets of Assisi and we learn of Count Casati's childhood failures and ...

Dressed for Death (Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries)

12 reviews
Donna Leon

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005

An Ironic Murder Mystery Triggers Probing Questions Leading to New Insights
With Dressed for Death (originally titled as The Anonymous Venetian), the Guido Brunetti mysteries reach their full power for the first time. As with Donna Leon's earlier books, Dressed for Death features a corpse that's prepared and deposited to create maximum confusion for the police. That tiny fragment of her style becomes a launching pad for much self-examination by readers about how others ...

Love, Again (Commissario Brunetti Novels)

12 reviews
Doris May Lessing

BBC Audiobooks, 1991

Melancholy and Romantic
"Love, Again" is one of Doris Lessing's "later" novels and it focuses on an older protagonist caught in the snares of romantic love. Sarah Durham is sixty-five and describes herself as not having been in love in decades. All that changes when she, the widow of a founding member of "The Green Bird," a successful London theatre company, decides to stage an avant-garde operatic play concerning the ...

Homefront (Commissario Brunetti Novels) (Commissario Brunetti Novels)

12 reviews
Chuck Logan

Chivers Sound Library, 2005

Could not put this book down!!
Logan takes suspence to a new arena. One of the most intriging books I have read in quite some time. A real pleasure....

A Sea of Troubles

5 reviews
Donna Leon

Arrow Books Ltd, 2002

Leon puts us on the 'write' course!
Donna Leon simply is a mesmerizing writer. No other author--and some do come close--approaches her today in terms of suspense, characterization, plot development, and social significance. In "Sea of Troubles," she continues her exceptional level of excellence. I could hardly wait for this edition (it's not available for some incredible reason in the States!)to arrive. Guido Brunetti has his ...

Death and Judgment (Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries)

14 reviews
Donna Leon

Penguin Books, 2006

A very vivid book.
The first scene is of an accident involving a large carrier-truck in the mountains which, crashing, spills and kills its contents: the corpses of women lie in the snow, littering the mountainside like so many bright dolls. As in many Brunetti novels, justice does not light upon all the principal perpetrators of the worst crime, but on middlemen, illegally, some of whon you are glad to see go. ...

The Girl of His Dreams (A Commissario Brunetti Mystery)

26 reviews
Donna Leon

BBC Audiobooks America, 2008

All of Leon's books are wonderful reads, and THE GIRL OF HIS DREAMS stands tall among them.
THE GIRL OF HIS DREAMS is Donna Leon's 17th police procedural featuring Commissario Guido Brunetti, the warm-hearted cop who reads the classics and gets his greatest joy from his family. The novel opens upon a gloomy scene at a graveside service in honor of Guido's mother. With him are his wife, Paola, daughter Chiara and son Raffi. His brother, Sergio, and some of Sergio's children also ...

Always Time to Die (Commissario Brunetti Novels)

45 reviews
Elizabeth Lowell

BBC Audiobooks, 2005

Local Color
I've got to disagree with some of the negative reviews here, but that is because I am familiar with Northern New Mexico. I think Lowell got the local color just right - the book is superb if you appreciate it in that context. Northern NM is a land unto itself, with characters unto themselves - most (Hispanos) are decendents of families who moved from Spain over 400 years ago. Although the ...

Through a Glass, Darkly (Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries)

6 reviews
Donna Leon

BBC Audiobooks, 2006

Good Brunetti Book
Donna Leon continues her streak of delightful Guido Brunetti novels -- this one set mostly in the glass factories of Murano. She combines fascinating details of the fabled Venetian glass factories with well-developed characters and vivid geography to cook up a tale of intrigue and complexity. I think her characters here are more nuanced than in her other books, which is not a criticism of those ...

Doctored Evidence: A Commissario Brunetti Novel (Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries)

8 reviews
Donna Leon

Sound Library, 2004

Farewell Signora Battestini
Commissario Brunetti, truly one of only a handful of Venice's finest, solves the murder of an elderly, hateful harridan using his intelligence, humor, skill, and humanity. Follow him through the monumental buildings, calle, and offices of this most intriguing of cities, without once motoring down the Grand Canal. And learn something about the Venetian psyche in the bargain. Nearly as good as ...

Uniform Justice (Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries)

22 reviews
Donna Leon

Sound Library, 2004

Another wonderful Brunetti
If you like international detective stories and don't know Donna Leon's series starring Commisario Guido Brunetti then you're in for a treat. Every installment is uniformly well written, engrossing and enjoyable. Settle into crime, family dinners (with polenta)and an occasional glass of Soave as our Venetian policeman copes with fatuous superiors and nasty criminals. End with some Vin Santo.

Through a Glass, Darkly: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery

25 reviews
Donna Leon

Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006

Happiness
As a recent trip to Venice inspired my thirst for anything to do with Venice and my veracious appetite for reading, a friend turned me on to Donna Leon. I am so happy to be reading about places that I visited.

The Color of Death (Commissario Brunetti Novels)

41 reviews
Elizabeth Lowell

BBC Audiobooks, 2004

Good story, strong characters
I'd classify this book as a suspense novel rather than a thriller. I'd agree that the plot and outcome were predictable, but along the way it was a still a good story. I will definitely read more of Elizabeth Howell's suspense books. Kate Chandler is a gem cutter who cut seven extraordinarily beautiful and valuable sapphires from a rare piece of rough sapphire. Her stepfather runs a gem ...

The Ladies' Man (Commissario Brunetti Novels)

53 reviews
Elinor Lipman

Sound Library, 2004

A lovely read for any woman!!
I thoroughly enjoyed this lively, witty and funny book by Elinor Devine. Some may carp about the plausibility of three sisters living together - I would say that the world of the Dobbin sisters is one that many of us would envy! Revolving around the irresponsible, incorrigible and irrascible Harvey Nash - a womanizer extroidainaire - Ladies Man manages to transcend the easy route to making ...

Blood from a Stone (Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries)

24 reviews
Donna Leon

BBC Audiobooks, 2005

Perfect Pacing and Delicious Accents in David Colacci's Reading
Books full of psychology and verbal sparring rather than action benefit from being listened to rather than read. The professional reader (or author) is able to use timing, pace, and pauses to bring inaction to life and invite you deeper inside the mind of the narrator. I found that David Collaci's reading of Blood from a Stone upgraded this book from a four-star effort as a personal read into a ...

Suffer the Little Children (Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries)

29 reviews
Donna Leon

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008

Confusion Abounds
In this 16th of the Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery series, the reader is led through a convoluted plot in which there are more questions than answers. In the middle of the night, Brunetti is summoned from a deep sleep to the hospital bed of a doctor who has been assaulted when his home was invaded and he was struck by a rifle [...] leaving him seriously hurt and unable to speak. The ...