Description
When a serious, intelligent student of his wife turns to Commissario Guido Brunetti for a favor, the request seems straightforward—until it draws him into a web of secrets, competing loyalties, and carefully concealed motives. As Brunetti follows leads and gathers information with his characteristic patience, the case expands beyond its initial boundaries, revealing how personal ambition and institutional pressures can distort justice. Set against the texture of everyday life, the investigation explores themes of power, moral responsibility, and the quiet ways people choose—sometimes willfully—to look away. Donna Leon’s sharply observed, character-driven style brings Brunetti’s methodical thinking and human fallibility to the forefront, making this an engrossing mystery with depth as well as suspense.
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paperback
Farshore
Published Jan 1, 2002
295 pages
ISBN: 9780434007851
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Details
First Published
2002
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Wilful Behaviour by Donna Leon.