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Janice Tangen
family-dynamics, friendship, law-enforcement, Venice, eco-awareness, international-crime-and-mystery***** I have been intermittently reading some of the Brunetti mysteries and always find them fascinating, but not always for the same reasons. I love the interactions among colleagues, the in-depth descriptions of the beauty of Venice despite the damage done by time and tourists, the social structure and prejudices peculiar to those of Italian birth, the changes in attitude toward many things by Brunetti himself, and best of all the mystery itself. But, much as I enjoy it, it feels like the series is ready for a transition into something else. There is less focus for the reader on the development of the investigation and an indefinable something else missing as well. But since this is all in the nature of deciding that the Pieta is less moving than the Mona Lisa, I still enjoyed it very much! I requested and received a free ebook copy from Grove Atlantic/Atlantic Monthly Press via NetGalley. Thank you!
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