Posted On April 30, 2017

Death at La Fenice

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Death at La Fenice, by Donna Leon (Guido Brunetti series)

Summary:

Venice’s canals have always been shrouded in mystery. But when the celebrated opera house, La Fenice, is the scene of a murder the Commissario of Police, Guido Brunetti, has to step behind the lights into the bitchy world of opera to investigate. (retrieved from Fantastic Fiction >>)

 

Group Reviews/Comments:

Overwhelming thumbs up.  10 members -all who had read the book-gave it a thumbs up.

“A nice, light, easy to follow read.”

“Well written.”

“Good sense of place.”

“Clearly set up to be a series-lots of room for character development.”  (one member who has read further in series said that later books show even better sense of Venice.)

“Loved the humor.”

“Ending really good.”  “Perfect ending.”

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