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Wilful Behaviour

By: Donna Leon
Narrated by: Steven Crossley
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When one of his wife Paola's students comes to visit him, with a strange and vague interest in investigating the possibility of a pardon for a crime committed by her grandfather many years ago, Commissario Brunetti thinks little of it, beyond being intrigued and attracted by the girl's intelligence and moral seriousness. But when she is found murdered, clearly stabbed to death, Claudia Leonardo is suddenly no longer simply Paola's student, but Brunetti's case ...

©2002 Donna Leon (P)2012 Random House AudioGO Crime Fiction Historical Mystery Fiction Crime Student Suspense
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Excellent well crafted story. Of particular interest is the references to the role of Italy in the Second World War.

It’s like you are in Venice

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I had a great time listing to this book. I am a big fan of crime stories especially when it is set in my favourite city. i enjoyed the realism from this book which i am yet to see in other crime books based in Venice

Enjoyable Story

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One of the enjoyable aspects of the Audible books is usually the excellent Italian pronunciation by English speaking narrators. In this case however, the hard c’s in the names Chiara and Tabaccaio are pronounced as soft c’s. I found this off-putting as I usually enjoy the Italian language when used in the Donna Leon books.

Some poor Italian pronunciation

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Having enjoyed the previous 10 books read by others, I was disappointed with this reading.
The Italian pronunciations became unbearable by chapter 6 when he mispronounced one of the main characters' name. I stopped listening.

Narrator ruined it for me.

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