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Violence
Some
A murder; the investigation challenges official conclusions about a foreign worker's guilt
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild content
Emotional Intensity
Some
The specific vulnerability of immigrant workers to being the obvious suspect; Brunetti's moral discomfort with accepting a convenient answer when the people involved cannot defend themselves
What this book is about
An elderly Venetian woman is murdered in her apartment, and the evidence points clearly at the Romanian woman who cleaned for her. The case appears solved before Brunetti can properly investigate. But Brunetti doubts the obvious answer and investigates despite official pressure to close the case. Donna Leon's thirteenth Brunetti novel is the most directly focused on immigration and the specific vulnerability of non-Italian workers in Venice — the ease with which foreigners are blamed for crimes, especially when the real culprit has social standing.
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thirteenth Brunetti novel by Donna Leon
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