Donna Leon: Beastly Things

Detailinformationen

  • Random House UK Ltd, 03/2012
  • Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • ISBN-13: 9780434021611
  • Bestell-Nr.: 1475216
  • Umfang: 296 Seiten
  • Auflage: Trade Paperback.
  • Gewicht: 324 g
  • Maße: 212 x 133 mm
  • Stärke: 24 mm
  • Erscheinungstermin: 20.3.2012

  • Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!

Kurzbeschreibung

Die Leiche eines erstochenen Mannes wird in einem der zahllosen Kanäle Venedigs geborgen. Commissario Brunetti ist irritiert, irgendwie kommt ihm dieser Mann bekannt vor. Es gibt jedoch weder eine Vermißtenmeldung, noch irgendeinen Hinweis, der eine Identifizierung möglich machen würde und so läuft der Fall vorerst ins Leere. Bis sich Brunetti erinnert, den Mann auf einer Demonstration gegen europäische Milchquoten gesehen zu haben. Dies führt ihn und Inspektor Vianello in die Kreise der Lebensmittelindustrie und in eine Welt voller Erpressung und Korruption.

Beschreibung

When the body of man is found in a canal, damaged by the tides, carrying no wallet, and wearing only one shoe, Brunetti has little to work with. No local has filed a missing-person report, and no hotel guests have disappeared. Where was the crime scene? And how can Brunetti identify the man when he can't show pictures of his face? The autopsy shows a way forward: it turns out the man was suffering from a rare, disfiguring disease. With Inspector Vianello, Brunetti canvasses shoe stores, and winds up on the mainland in Mestre, outside of his usual sphere. From a shopkeeper, they learn that the man had a kindly way with animals.
At the same time, animal rights and meat consumption are quickly becoming preoccupying issues at the Venice Questura, and in Brunetti's home, where conversation at family meals offer a window into the joys and conflicts of Italian life. Perhaps with the help of Signorina Elettra, Brunetti and Vianello can identify the man and understand why someone wanted him dead. As subtle and engrossing as ever, Leon's "Beastly Things" is immensely enjoyable, intriguing, and ultimately moving.

Klappentext

"When a body is found floating in a canal, strangely disfigured and with multiple stab wounds, Commissario Brunetti is called to investigate and is convinced he recognises the man from somewhere. However, with no identification except for the distinctive shoes the man was wearing, and no reports of people missing from the Venice area, the case cannot progress. Brunetti soon realises why he remembers the dead man, and asks Signorina Elettra if she can help him find footage of a farmers' protest the previous autumn. But what was his involvement with the protest, and what does it have to do with his murder? Acting on the fragile lead, Brunetti and Inspector Vianello set out to uncover the man's identity. Their investigation eventually takes them to a slaughterhouse on the mainland, where they discover the origin of the crime, and the world of blackmail and corruption that surrounds it. Both a gripping case and a harrowing exploration of the dark side of Italy's meat industry, Donna Leon's latest novel is a compelling addition to the Brunetti series."

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Biografie

Donna Leon, geb. 1942, verließ mit 23 Jahren New Jersey, um in Perugia und Siena weiterzustudieren. Seit 1965 lebt sie ständig im Ausland, arbeitet als Reiseleiterin in Rom, als Werbetexterin in London, an amerikanischen Schulen in der Schweiz, im Iran, in China und Saudi-Arabien. Seit 1981 lebt und arbeitet sie in Venedig.

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