Acqua Alta

Acqua Alta
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Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Total Pages : 335
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ISBN-10 : 9781555848958
ISBN-13 : 1555848958
Rating : 4/5 (958 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Acqua Alta by : Donna Leon

Download or read book Acqua Alta written by Donna Leon and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-01-27 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A dramatic and deeply satisfying climax . . . a high-stakes mystery in which the setting vibrates with as much life as the story itself.” —Publishers Weekly As Venice braces for a winter tempest, intrepid Italian sleuth Commissario Guido Brunetti finds out that an archaeologist and old friend has been savagely beaten at the palazzo home of opera singer Flavia Petrelli. Then, as the floodwaters rise, the corpse of a museum director is discovered—and Brunetti must wade through the chaotic city to solve his deadliest case yet. “An evocative peep into the dark underworld of the beauteous city.” —Time Out London “A superb police detective.” —Library Journal Also published under the title Death in High Water


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