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A Sea of Troubles by Donna LEON (2001-08-01) Hardcover

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Book 10 of 31: Commissario Brunetti

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A New Yorker of Irish/Spanish descent, Donna Leon first went to Italy in 1965, returning regularly over the next decade or so while pursuing a career as an academic in the States and then later in Iran, China and finally Saudi Arabia. Leon has received both the CWA Macallon Silver Dagger for Fiction and the German Corrine Prize for her novels featuring Commisario Guido Brunetti. She lives in Venice.

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Katharine M

Wonderful series

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2019

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I have very much enjoyed the Donna Leon series featuring Commissario Brunetti. I find her writing to be intelligent. The detective plods along, much like the real world instead of sudden miraculous revelations and discoveries. I have liked all of the stories. The continuing characters of family and coworkers add to the enjoyment. I will be sad to come to the end of the series.

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Lama Jeff

Action Filled Conclusion

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2022

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An excellent mystery unfolds at a reasonable and believable speed to end leaving the reader wanting a rest for the characters and followers to this exciting series!

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Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2019

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Publication date: August 25, 2009
Publisher: Grove Press
Language: English
ASIN: B0097D79G4

Commissario Brunetti is a man without faith or religion in the service of a corrupt government and criminal justice system. He contents himself with small victories, willing to ignore the rest. As such, he and his small mysteries are rather boring. Of course if he fought the system he would soon be dismissed or worse and there could not be a series of police detective novels. And without faith or religion on what basis could he fight the system anyway? Having worked under somewhat similar circumstances, I do not see how he continues without a belief in an ultimate right and wrong. He also seems naive. Constantly surprised by revelations of corruption such as seafood from polluted waters being sold to the public. My real life law enforcement experience was surprise when I didn't find corruption.

This was my first Brunetti book. There will not be another unless one is offered free or at a substantial discount. I am certainly not willing to pay $6 or more for another volume in this series.

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R. J. Esposito

rather one can enjoy the book

Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2014

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I don't think I have ever read an author who can so gracefully create suspense and one who draws even her secondary characters with real depth. One never feels driven by the plot, rather one can enjoy the book, the characters, their Venice, the Commissario's family as the plot continues to evolve. And rarely does one feel that Donna Leon resorts to the formulaic in her construction of the interests and interactions of her recurring characters.

Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2017

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I love this series even when the climax is a little anticlimactic, but the final part of A Sea of Troubles is as exciting as any thriller. Not since Aqua Alta has Brunetti faced anything like this. And my favorite character, Signorina Elettra shows that she's finally human, after all. Five stars.

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Sara Post Lee

Classic Leon.....perfection.

Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2019

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No one writes like Leon, and she just keeps getting better and better. A Sea of Troubles is absolute perfection. Don't miss this!

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2017

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Her books are always so well written and so interesting they are hard to put down This one is especially captivating, as the solution is in no way evident until the very end. I also is interesting to follow the lives of the Commissairio's family.

Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2017

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I do a lot of traveling and Donna Leon's series is great mystery for me. The setting is always a fun part of the read and the character development is decent.

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R de Bulat

a slow burn story, but a very good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 24, 2013

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This is the second Donna Leon book I have read, discovering the series by accident and becoming a bit of an aficionado. The story is dark; the insularity of a virtually island people out on the periphery of the Venice lagoon, bound by silence, unified against the incursions of strangers and the forces of the Italian state - a virtual Mafia, stand firm even when murder rocks the small community of Pellestrina. Commissario Brunnetti's investigation leads to complications arising from complex emotions at work and at home, jealousies, rivalries and the issues of tax evasion. Cracking the case seems to be an impossibility and less important than protecting those with whom he works and depends upon, except that events take over, bringing the solution and the story to a tragic and shattering end.

The pace of the story is pedestrian, but full of atmosphere and nuance: it builds and increases in intensity, holding the reader's interest throughout. A thoroughly good read and one I can recommend.

Kate the Reader

Stormy weather

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 20, 2012

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Brunetti ventures beyond the tight world of the City area of Venice when he investigates murders of fishermen in the outlying area of Pellestrena. This is a close-knit community which sticks together in the face of police questioning. Signorina Elettra comes out from her office and leaves her beloved computer behind to go, against Brunetti's wishes, to help with the investigation. It was refreshing to see her in a different setting, but this one wasn't entirely convincing. Those of us who have met her before know she is untrained for such work and consequently fear the worst.

However, the descriptions are, as always, brilliant. The new area gives a different feel to the narrative and eventually we are in a real page turner as the plot reaches its climax. I fear Brunetti will have this investigation on his conscience for the rest of his life.

I gave four stars only because Brunetti seemed to be holding back from the main action and the denouement seemed to be settled by fate rather than reason. However, it is an excellent read.

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Billy J. Hobbs

Donna Leon Triumphs Again!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 15, 2001

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Donna Leon simply is a mesmerizing writer. No other author--and some do come close--approaches her today in terms of suspense, characterization, plot development, and social significance. In "Sea of Trouble," she continues her exceptional level of excellence. I could hardly wait for this edition to arrive.
Guido Brunetti has his hands full, once more. Two men (a father and his son) are found murdered in a sunken fishing boat in the waters off Pelligrina. However, the villagers close ranks and are in no hurry to cooperate with the police. Enjoining the services of Signorina Ellatra, Brunetti begins a painful, plodding investigation. With this type of story, Leon is quite good--and she never lets up on the environmental issues ("Don't eat the shellfish!").
Her murderers don't come as surprises in the final pages, as Leon doesn't use this device; instead, she depends upon the brilliant thinking of Brunetti and his team to bring the guilty, whom we know early enough, to bear. This is not to say that "Sea of Trouble" doesn't contain great suspense--it does. And Leon, who clearly is in love with Venice, captains this book in the best of traditions. Lucky she has Guido Brunetti and his staff and family as crew members. Don't miss this one!

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Mr. Alec Hayton

Another interesting read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2021

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Quite a bit of waffle, more than usual perhaps. It has been a good holiday read because the weather outside our hotel has been very wild too

Miranda

Could have been so good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 17, 2014

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Ms Leon often attempts to explore prejudice but since her own prejudiced voice comes through so much I find it hard to hang on to my idea of Brunetti as a character. It's no wonder she doesn't want her books published in Italian; some of them would probably lynch her. You wouldn't want to be one of these parochial Pellestrinotti, would you? This series could be so great, but she just lays it on so thick at the expense of her characterisation.

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