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Chargement... Unto Us a Son is Givenpar Donna Leon
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. https://www.instagram.com/p/C0E2A_orrAX/ Donna Leon - Unto Us a Son Is Given: At this point, we should simply marvel at Leon’s ability to match religious phrases (ie, the title) with the theme. #cursorybookreviews #cursoryreviews Commissario Brunetti’s father-in-law, Conte Orazio Falier, rarely asks his son-in-law for a favor, so Brunetti is both surprised and alarmed when the Conte asks Brunetti to look into the affairs of one of the Conte’s oldest friends. Gonzalo Rodriguez de Tejada, a Spaniard by birth, has plans to adopt a much younger man to allow the younger man to inherit his fortune. Italian inheritance laws don’t allow people to will their wealth and possessions to anyone. The law requires most of the estate to go to a person’s relatives. The crime is very slow to develop in this book, but that’s OK. Brunetti’s family is front and center in this one, making up for other books in the series where they hardly appear. The identity of the murderer was not a surprise to me, but the motive for the murder was. It’s nice that Leon can still surprise her readers after so many books in the series. Brunetti's step-father asks Brunetti to look into a matter. His longtime friend and Brunetti's children's godfather wishes to adopt an adult son. This would change the terms of his inheritance. His friends like the Conte question whether the suddenness of the move and fear he might be receiving external influences. The man's background is interesting. Born in Spain, he made a fortune in South America before moving to Italy. The man falls dead in what would appear to be sudden but natural circumstances. When another person connected to the man is strangled in a hotel, Brunetti must get to the truth of the matter. My suspicions never changed and proved correct. It's not the strongest installment in the series, but David Colacci's narration always provides a few hours of listening pleasure. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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« Plus que jamais, Venise brille ici de mille feux. »BooklistLe commissaire Brunetti n'aime pas mêler travail et famille, alors quand son beau-père le comte Falier lui demande une faveur, il est bien tracassé. Un de ses meilleurs amis, Gonzalo Rodríguez de Tejeda, a l'intention d'adopter son jeune amant, afin de lui léguer son immense fortune le jour venu. Méfiant, le comte exhorte son gendre peu motivé à mener l'enquête sur le jeune homme.C'est alors que Gonzalo s'écroule raide mort dans la rue. Peu de temps après, une de ses amies, tout juste arrivée à Venise pour lui rendre hommage, est retrouvée étranglée dans sa chambre d'hôtel. Désormais forcé de prendre l'affaire en main, Brunetti va lentement mais sûrement démêler les fils de la vie mystérieuse de Gonzalo, dévoilant ainsi des secrets de famille qui risquent fort de causer plus de mal que de bien.Une formidable nouvelle enquête du commissaire Brunetti qui nous plonge dans l'univers impitoyable des Vénitiens les plus fortunés.« Brunetti médite sur l'importance des liens familiaux et le danger des secrets de famille, invitant le lecteur à faire de même. »Library Journal Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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I love the title. It is a complex labyrinth of emotions and relationships.
We have a bit more personal contact with Guido’s father-in-law, the Count. He is quite agitated and concerned about the ‘plan’ of his best and long-time friend Gonzalo Rodriguez de Tejeda to adopt a much younger man as his son. (who would inherit Gonzalo’s fortune and title upon his death)
Venice and its culture is (as always) the main character here.
A puzzle - trying to figure out everyone’s relationship and reaction to Gonzalo’s decision.
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