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Violence
Some
A double murder; the insular island community is resistant to investigation
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild content
Emotional Intensity
Some
The specific solidarity of a community that considers outside authority an imposition regardless of circumstances; Brunetti's ability to operate in worlds that exclude him
What this book is about
Two clam fishermen are found shot dead on the island of Pellestrina — a narrow strip of land in the Venetian lagoon with its own insular culture and its own rules. Commissario Brunetti investigates in a community that regards the police as outsiders and whose silence is collective. Donna Leon's tenth Brunetti novel takes him out of Venice and into the lagoon's specific world — a community that has existed apart from the city for centuries, governed by its own understanding of loyalty and silence.
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tenth Brunetti novel by Donna Leon; Pellestrina / Venetian lagoon setting
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