内容简介
WhenCommissarioGuidoBrunettiisvisitedbyayoungbureaucratinvestigatingthelackofofficialapprovalforthebuildingofhisapartmentyearsearlier,hisfirstreaction,likeanyotherVenetian,istothinkofwhomheknowswhomightbringpressuretobearontherelevantgovernmentdepartment.ButwhenthebureaucratringsBrunettiatwork,clearlyscared,andisthenfounddeadafterafallfromscaffolding,somethingisobviouslygoingonthathasimplicationsgreaterthanthefateofBrunetti'sapartment...
作者简介
DonnaLeonhaslivedinVeniceforthirtyyearsandpreviouslylivedinSwitzerland,SaudiArabia,IranandChina,wheresheworkedasateacher.HerpreviousnovelsfeaturingCommissarioBrunettihaveallbeenhighlyacclaimed;includingFriendsinHighPlaces,whichwontheCWAMacallanSilverDaggerforFiction,ThroughaGlass,Darkly,SuffertheLittleChildren,TheGirlofHisDreamsand,mostrecently,DrawingConclusions.(19990907)