A Sea of Troubles by Donna LeonMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
A Sea of Troubles, the 10th Commissario Brunetti mystery featuring Venetian police detective, Guido Brunetti starts with the bodies of two fishermen found in a burnt fishing boat in one of the outer islands on the Venice lagoon. The small fishing community offers to share any information about the murders. Signorina Elettra offers to help with the investigation by visiting a friend in the fishing village and be the eyes and ears for Brunetti.
The relationship between Brunetti, Vianello and Signorina Elletra reaches a turning point in this story. They have come a long way since they first met and I am really enjoying their interaction with each other.
Brunetti is an absolute gem of a character. He’s engaging, likeable and a philosopher at heart. I loved reading how he sees his life……
” Brunetti had more modest desires. He was a man of short views, interested in the here, the now, the concrete. He left larger goals and desires to others, contenting himself with smaller ones: a happy family, a decent life, the attempt to do his job as well as he could. It seemed to him little enough to ask of life, and he settled for those hopes."A good mystery and twists and turns that make guessing who the villains are not that easy. And some totally unexpected surprises.
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