The Girl of His Dreams

Guido Brunetti #17

Donna Leon

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01 May 2009

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery

Series: Brunetti

The seventeenth instalment in the bestselling crime series by Silver Dagger winner Donna Leon sees Commissario Brunetti investigate the death of a young girl whose body is found in the Venice canals.

'The seventeenth title in an excellent, unflagging series . . . The Girl of His Dreams marks an evolution, even a quiet revolution, in Leon's storytelling.' Times Literary Supplement

'In The Girl of His Dreams, Donna Leon is writing at her fluent best.' The Independent

A priest recently returned from years of missionary work has made a personal request of Commissario Guido Brunetti-but the police detective suspects the man's motives. A new, American-style Protestant sect has begun to meet in Venice, and it's possible the priest is merely apprehensive of the competition. But the preacher could also be fleecing his growing flock, so Brunetti and Inspector Vianello, along with their wives, decide to go undercover. In the midst of the investigation, though, the body of a Gypsy child washes up in a canal-and Brunetti finds himself haunted by both the crime and the girl . . .

'An artful examination of family ties as well as a clear-eyed survey of the pros and cons of political correctness' Evening Standard

By: Donna Leon
Imprint: Arrow
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 199mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 230g
ISBN: 9780099517641
ISBN 10: 0099517647
Series: Brunetti
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 May 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Donna Leon has lived in Venice for thirty years and previously lived in Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Iran and China, where she worked as a teacher . Her previous novels featuring Commissario Brunetti have all been highly acclaimed; including Friends in High Places, which won the CWA Macallan Silver Dagger for Fiction, Through a Glass, Darkly, Suffer the Little Children, The Girl of His Dreams and, most recently, Drawing Conclusions.

Reviews for The Girl of His Dreams: Guido Brunetti #17

In The Girl of His Dreams, Donna Leon is writing at her fluent best The Independent Written in a powerful, economical style...Leon's 17th novel is one of her darkest and most reflective Guardian Another intriguing episode in this fine series Sunday Telegraph The Girl of his Dreams is an artful examination of family ties as well as a clear-eyed survey of the pros and cons of political correctness Evening Standard The seventeenth title in an excellent, unflagging series...The Girl of His Dreams marks an evolution, even a quiet revolution, in Leon's storytelling TLS