Death in a Strange Country

10 hrs. 41 min.

Language Russian

Author Donna Leon

Narrator Dmitry Buzhinsky

Description

Storytel presents “Death in a Foreign Country”—the second novel in Donna Leon’s Venetian detective series, dark and refined, just like this city itself. Donna Leon, an American writer, knows Venice inside out—she has lived there for more than three decades. All her detective stories take place in this city around the commissioner Guido Brunetti, who is called the Italian Maigret—sharing with the famous French sleuth a love for luxurious national cuisine and art. Donna Leon’s novels are distinguished by their steady pace and subtle psychological insight—you can expect a truly deep immersion into Italian life and the unforgettable atmosphere of Venice. In one of Venice’s canals, the body of a young American is found. Everything seems to point to him being murdered during a robbery, but the unexpected discovery in the deceased’s apartment indicates that it’s not that simple—and that more influential forces may be behind the killing. Commissioner Guido Brunetti is not going to stop until he finds the answer, even though he’s being threatened…