'In The Girl of His Dreams, Donna Leon is writing at her fluent best.' The Independent 2008 Washington Post Book World Best Book of the Year Independent Mystery Booksellers Association Bestseller ____________________________________________ One rainy morning Commissario Brunetti and Ispettore Vianello respond to an emergency call reporting a body floating near some steps on the Grand Canal. Reaching down to pull it out, Brunetti's wrist is caught by the silkiness of golden hair, and he sees a small foot - together he and Vianello lift a dead girl from the water. But, inconceivably, no one has reported a missing child, nor the theft of the gold jewellery that she carries. Brunetti is drawn into a search not only for the cause of her death but also for her identity, her family, and for the secrets that people will keep in order to protect their children - be they innocent or guilty. From the canals and palazzi of Venice to a gypsy encampment on the mainland, Brunetti struggles with institutional prejudice and entrenched criminality to try to unravel the fate of the dead child.
| ISBN: | 9780099517641 |
| Publication date: | 5th March 2009 |
| Author: | Donna Leon |
| Publisher: | Arrow Books Ltd an imprint of Cornerstone |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 336 pages |
| Series: | A Commissario Brunetti Mystery |
| Genres: |
Crime and Mystery |