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  • Commissario Brunetti, Book 27
  • By: Donna Leon
  • Narrated by: David Sibley
  • Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (26 ratings)

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Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Temptation of Forgiveness by Donna Leon, read by David Sibley.

When important information is leaked from inside the Venetian Questura, Commissario Guido Brunetti is entrusted with the task of uncovering which of his colleagues is responsible. But before Brunetti can begin his investigation, he is surprised by the appearance in his office of a friend of his wife's, who is fearful that her son is using drugs. A few weeks later, Tullio Gasparini, the woman's husband, is found unconscious with a serious head injury at the foot of a bridge, and Brunetti is drawn to pursue a possible connection to the boy’s behaviour. But the truth is not straightforward.

Following various contradictory leads, Brunetti navigates his way through a world of mysterious informants, underground deals and secret longstanding scam networks, all the while growing ever more impressed by the intuition of his fellow Commissario, Claudia Griffoni, and by the endless resourcefulness of Signorina Elettra, Vice-Questore Patta’s secretary and gatekeeper.

With Gasparini’s condition showing no signs of improvement and his investigations leading nowhere, Brunetti is steadied by the embrace of his own family and by his passion for the classics. He turns to Sophocles’ Antigone in an attempt to understand the true purpose of justice, and, in its light, he is forced to consider the terrible consequences to which the actions of a tender heart can lead.

©2018 Donna Leon (P)2018 Random House Audiobooks

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Donna doesn't disappoint....I enjoyed every moment of the intrigue and suspense...her characters are brilliantly placed...a very enjoyable read

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