Author

Publication

2007 - William Heinemann, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

66,000 words, Guess

Page Count

264 pages

Identifiers

and 7 more
  • Goodreads853172', '2075700
  • LibraryThing2176346
  • Library of Congress Control Number2008399616
  • OCLC Control Number76798111
  • Better World Books9780434016266
  • Better World Books9780434016259
  • Open LibraryOL22555030M

Classifications

  • DDC813.54
  • LCCPS3562.E534 S84 2007
  • LCCPS3562.E534 S84 2007b
and 1 more
  • LCCPS3562.E534

Description

The wonderful new Commissario Brunetti mystery, from the Silver Dagger winner Donna Leon.The quiet of the Venetian night is shattered as a band of armed men smash their way into Dr Gustavo Pedrolli's apartment, fracture his skull and grab his eighteen-month-old baby. And when Commissario Guido Brunetti, pulled from his bed by the news, arrives at the hospital to investigate, no one knows why the eminent paediatrician has suffered such a violent assault. But soon Brunetti begins to uncover a story of infertility, desperation, and an underworld where babies can be bought for cash – linked with a money-making scam between pharmacists and doctors in the city. And knowledge can be as destructive as greed – certain information about one's neighbours can lead to all kinds of corruption and all sorts of pain.

Subjects

Genres

  • Fiction

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