Earthly Remains: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery by Donna LeonMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
Earthly Remains, the 26th novel in Donna Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti Series, was a bit of a disappointment.
I have been a fan of this series since I read the 1st book years ago and Commissario Guido Brunetti has become one of my favorite book characters and of course the way that the author portrays the everyday life of Venice.
The story starts off really slow...nothing really happens for the first 100 or so pages. Brunetti has taken leave and is staying at his wife's family villa in one of the many islands in the laguna. He spends his days eating, sleeping, reading and rowing.
Davide Casati, the caretaker of the villa, who also happens to have been a rowing friend of Brunetti's father goes missing during a storm. His body is recovered and it becomes apparent that there is something sinister what seems like he had committed suicide.
Brunetti then spends his supposedly rest time trying to find out the mystery of his friend's death.
Corruption, poisoning of the Venice waters, secrets and of course Brunetti's quest for finding the truth and justice for the crimes committed.
The ending was so abrupt - I was left thinking...........is that it!!!!
I think I may just take a break from this series. The last two or three books have lacked the lustre I found in the start of the series.
However, if you are a fan of this series, then I suppose you should read this one.
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