Unto us a son is given
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New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, 2019.
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First Grove Atlantic edition.
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259 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
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Dolores Public Library - MYSTERY
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Published
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, 2019.
Format
Book
Edition
First Grove Atlantic edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Maps on endpapers.
General Note
Sequel to: The temptation of forgiveness.
Description
"Your situation is always ambiguous, isn't it, Guido?", his father-in-law, Count Orazio Falier, observes of Donna Leon's soulful detective, Guido Brunetti, at the beginning of her superb 28th Brunetti novel, Unto Us A Son Is Given . "The world we live in makes that necessary," Brunetti presciently replies. Count Falier was urging his Venetian son-in-law to investigate, and preferably intervene in, the seemingly innocent plan of the Count's best friend, the elderly Gonzalo Rodr©Ưguez de Tejada, to adopt a much younger man as his son. Under Italian inheritance laws this man would then be heir to Gonzalo's entire fortune, a prospect Gonzalo's friends find appalling. For his part, Brunetti wonders why the old man, a close family friend, can't be allowed his pleasure in peace. And yet, what seems innocent on the Venetian surface can cause tsunamis beneath. Gonzalo unexpectedly, and literally, drops dead on the street, and one of his friends just arrived in Venice for the memorial service, is strangled in her hotel room--having earlier sent Gonzalo an email saying "We are the only ones who know you cannot do this," referring to the adoption. Now with an urgent case to solve, Brunetti reluctantly untangles the long-hidden mystery in Gonzalo's life that ultimately led to murder--a resolution that brings him way more pain than satisfaction. Once again, Donna Leon brilliantly plumbs the twists and turns of the human condition, reuniting us with some of crime fiction's most memorable and enduring characters.--,Publisher's description.
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Count Orazio Falier urges his son-in-law, detective Guido Brunetti, to investigate the seemingly innocent plan of the Count's best friend, the elderly Gonzalo Rodr©Ưguez de Tejada, to adopt a much younger man as his son. Under Italian inheritance laws this man would then be heir to Gonzalo's entire fortune, a prospect Gonzalo's friends find appalling. Brunetti wonders why the old man can't be allowed his pleasure in peace. Then Gonzalo dies unexpectedly, and a friend in Venice for the memorial service is strangled in her hotel room after protesting the adoption. -- adapted from publisher's info
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Leon, D. (2019). Unto us a son is given (First Grove Atlantic edition.). Atlantic Monthly Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Leon, Donna. 2019. Unto Us a Son Is Given. Atlantic Monthly Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Leon, Donna. Unto Us a Son Is Given Atlantic Monthly Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Leon, Donna. Unto Us a Son Is Given First Grove Atlantic edition., Atlantic Monthly Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, 2019.
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