This is the first of the series; Brunetti is already there with his family, but not yet the powerful Secretary Elettra and already the taste of a little touristy Venice. We appreciate the strong description of striking Giudecca ...
On the side of the plot, Donna Leon is rather invests in psychological analysis and portrait (one conductor to Karajan, a singer with the outstanding personality) than in exposing magouilleuses business. It excels.
