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A review by bookish1ifedeb
Doctored Evidence by Donna Leon
4.0
In this outing, Guido Brunetti returns from a vacation to find a 3-week-old murder, supposedly solved, has suddenly gained renewed life. The thorn in Brunetti's side is Lieutenant Scarpa, the much-despised non-Venetian inspector who is the pet of Vice-Questore Patta. Scarpa made up his mind that a Romanian caretaker killed an old woman, pursued the Romanian, and declared the case closed when the woman died fleeing the police. Now a new witness has come forward insisting the Romanian woman could not have committed the crime.
Brunetti and his team quietly pursue the real culprit; but the fun for fans of this series is watching Brunetti navigate the politics of a corrupt system, manage a team alarmingly inclined to bypass legalities to find information, and still maintain some semblance of ethics himself. That sounds darker than this book actually is; one of things I enjoy most about these characters is the frequent humor and glimpses of the family lives of the detectives. Try Donna Leon if you want to get invested in a good mystery series with rich characters and a wonderful sense of place. Venice is one of the regular characters.
Brunetti and his team quietly pursue the real culprit; but the fun for fans of this series is watching Brunetti navigate the politics of a corrupt system, manage a team alarmingly inclined to bypass legalities to find information, and still maintain some semblance of ethics himself. That sounds darker than this book actually is; one of things I enjoy most about these characters is the frequent humor and glimpses of the family lives of the detectives. Try Donna Leon if you want to get invested in a good mystery series with rich characters and a wonderful sense of place. Venice is one of the regular characters.