Suffer the Little Children
(Brunetti 16)
$27.69
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
26 February 2009
Summary
Another gripping and dark mystery from award-winning crime writer Donna Leon in the sixteenth Commissario Brunetti novel of the bestselling series.
‘A perfect blend of characters, place, mystery and social issues. Leon’s sixteenth Brunetti novel is also one of her best.’ – The Times
‘Leon builds her plot meticulously. She has her finger on the pulse.’ – The Mirror
When Commissario Brunetti is summoned to the hospital to interview a senior paediatrician whose skull has …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099536635 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099536633 |
| Author: | Donna Leon |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 26 February 2009 |
| Weight: | 244g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 22mm |
| Series: | A Commissario Brunetti Mystery |
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Critics Review
Donna Leon is keeping up an astonishingly high standard … she achieves a perfect blend of characters, place, mystery and social issues. Her sixteenth Brunetti novel is also one of her best.
Donna Leon is keeping up an astonishingly high standard … she achieves a perfect blend of characters, place, mystery and social issues. Her sixteenth Brunetti novel is also one of her best. * The Times *
Leon builds her plot meticulously. [She] has her finger on the pulse * Mirror *
Suffer the Little Children is Donna Leon at her best, deftly mixing Commissario Guido Brunetti’s detective work with perceptive awareness of social issues. * The Times *
Leon tackles this difficult issue sensitively, without stinting on mouth-watering descriptions of Venice. * Daily Telegraph *
As ever, Leon writes with an insider’s knowledge of Venice, expertly navigating its complex geography. * Sunday Times *
About The Author
Donna Leon
Donna Leon was named by The Times as one of the 50 Greatest Crime Writers. She is an award-winning crime novelist, celebrated for the bestselling Brunetti series. Donna has lived in Venice for thirty years and previously lived in Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Iran and China, where she worked as a teacher. Donna’s books have been translated into thirty-five languages and have been published around the world. Her previous novels featuring Commissario Brunetti have all been highly acclaimed; including Friends in High Places, which won the CWA Macallan Silver Dagger for Fiction, Fatal Remedies, Doctored Evidence, A Sea of Troubles and Beastly Things.
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