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Beastly Things

#21 in series

by Donna Leon
David Colacci
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When a body is found floating in a canal, strangely disfigured and with multiple stab wounds, Commissario Brunetti is called to investigate and is convinced he recognises the man from somewhere. However, with no identification except for the distinctive shoes the man was wearing, and no reports of people missing from the Venice area, the case cannot progress.
Brunetti soon realises why he remembers the dead man, and asks Signorina Elettra if she can help him find footage of a farmers' protest the previous autumn. But what was his involvement with the protest, and what does it have to do with his murder? Acting on the fragile lead, Brunetti and Inspector Vianello set out to uncover the man's identity. Their investigation eventually takes them to a slaughterhouse on the mainland, where they discover the origin of the crime, and the world of blackmail and corruption that surrounds it.
Both a gripping case and a harrowing exploration of the dark side of Italy's meat industry, Donna Leon's latest novel is a compelling addition to the Brunetti series.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    April 5, 2012

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781448123803
      • File size: 268665 KB
      • Duration: 09:19:43

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator David Colacci reprises his portrayal of Commissario Guido Brunetti, of Venice, in the twenty-first installment in Leon's popular series. This time the mystery revolves around the murder of a veterinarian with an unusual disfiguring disease. Colacci gives Brunetti a deep, rhythmic voice that engages the listener. The Italian accent Colacci employs enhances the reading without letting it overpower the flow of the story. Further, he expertly switches between English and Italian words without missing a beat. The only missteps are when Colacci occasionally drops the Italian accent right before a transition between dialogue and narration. But, overall, Colacci provides an excellent depiction of the thoughtful yet authoritative commissario as he investigates another murder in the inimitable city of Venice. E.N. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 20, 2012
      In bestseller Leon’s complex, contemplative 21st Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery (after 2011’s Drawing Conclusions), the Venetian police inspector must identify a man found stabbed to death and floating in a canal. Unusually, the victim suffered from a rare disease that disfigures the body and is linked to alcoholism, though the pathologist determines he wasn’t a drinker. Brunetti soon discovers that the man was a veterinarian, Andrea Nava, who also worked part-time at a slaughterhouse inspecting the health of the animals brought in by the local farmers. Despite his recent separation from his wife after a tryst with a co-worker, Nava appears to have been a compassionate human being. But when Brunetti visits the slaughterhouse and begins to examine how it operates, the inspector comes to some unsettling conclusions about the murdered man, the motive, and his own life. Leon deftly blends police procedural with philosophy and existential speculation. Her intimate descriptions of Venice, where she has lived for 30 years, lend color.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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