Death in a Strange Country

Synopsis

'brunetti. Long ago joined the ranks of the classic fictional detectives' evening standardwhen the body of a young man is pulled out of a fetid venetia canal, all clues point to a violent mugging. But for guido brunetti, commissario of the venice police, robbery seems altogether too convenient a motive. Then something very incriminating is discovered in the dead man's flat - something which points to the existence of a high-level conspiracy. But who could be going to such great lengths to provide a ready-made solution to the crime?