Noble Radiance

Leon, Donna

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In a small village at the foot of the Italian Dolomites the gardens of a deserted farmhouse have lain untouched for decades. But the new owner, keen for renovations to start, disturbs a macabre grave, and Commissario Brunetti is called in.

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Publish Date: 06/08/2009

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‘Goes a long way to confirming Donna Leon’s claim to have taken literary possession of Venice … A Noble Radiance gives the reader a delightful foretaste of the summer holidays to come, but it also offers much more than that.’ Independent on Sunday
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Commissario Brunetti is faced with another dark mystery.

In a small village at the foot of the Italian Dolomites, the gardens of a deserted farmhouse have lain untouched for decades. But the new owner, keen for renovations to begin, is summoned urgently to the house when his workmen disturb a macabre grave.

Wild animals have done their grisly work and the human corpse is badly decomposed. Then a valuable signet ring is found close by, providing the first vital clue. It leads Commissario Guido Brunetti right to the heart of aristocratic Venice, to a family still grieving for its abducted son …

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Weight 202 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 17 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

277

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

813.54 (edition:22)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K