So Shall You Reap

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As Brunetti investigates, it becomes clear that the motive for the murder was unlikely to have been greed, rather that it had its roots in the temptations of lust. But clearly there is another victim who has uncovered the guilty secret of the polluting glass foundries of the island of Murano, and whose body is found dead in front of the furnaces which burn at 1400 degrees, night and day. The writings about the Red Brigades remind Brunetti of his college days, during which Guido and his friends flirted with political activism - loudly damning the rich and advocating for the working classes. Detective Inspector Alison “Ally” McCoist — “No jokes, please, I’ve heard them all” — is in bad odour.

He said that one of the anti-marchers …’ Vianello paused to consider that word, shook his head, and went on, ‘… came running at the people in the parade, holding his sign stuck out in front of him horizontally, and deliberately ploughed into them. This is what makes her books so enjoyable - it’s not just the cases to be solved, it’s how they are resolved that is so satisfying. La autora tiene un gran habilidad a la hora de crear personajes complejos que cobran vida en sus páginas con aparente sencillez. He looked past them, as though there were a projection of the first page of the Gazzettino flashing on the wall behind them.The rude, sneery and prejudiced way the two policemen spoke about demonstrators against Gay pride and "anti -vax" rallies was nearly a book refund moment. Unlike detectives on American television shows, who are always running around at a frenetic pace, Commissario Brunetti ambles around Venice by foot and on vaporettos (water buses); walks home for lunch every day; goes out for coffee with his colleagues in the middle of the work day; and so on. Before Vianello could say anything, Danieli continued, ‘Another person said that my officer was deliberately, and unnecessarily, rough in treating yours.

Brunetti and his colleague, Ispettore Lorenzo Vianello, determine that Alvise did nothing wrong and manage to smooth over the incident. As his professional and personal lives clash, Brunetti’s own career is under threat – and the conspiracy which Paola had risked everything to expose draws him inexorably to the brink. Donna Leon’s books unfold like an onion, layer by layer, thoughtfully, compassionately, humorously, but with little wiggle room for the perpetrator.When theatrical impresario Bert Billington is found dead in his retirement home, no one suspects foul play.