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Original Title:	Acqua Alta
ISBN:	0142004960 (ISBN13: 9780142004968)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Commissario Brunetti #5
Characters:	Flavia Petrelli, Brett Lynch, Commissario Guido Brunetti, Dottor Semenzato, Vice-Questore Patta, Ispettore Vianello, Paola Brunetti, Carmello La Capra
Setting:	Venice(Italy)

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Donna Leon's growing American fan base is hungry for more of the books from her internationally bestselling series featuring Commissario Guido Brunetti. Now in what many consider one of the finest in the series, Venice braces for the onslaught of "acqua alta"-the rising waters from torrential rain. But Brunetti has his own problems, beginning with the savage beating of an old friend. When a man's body is discovered, Brunetti must wade through the chaos to solve one of his deadliest cases. Full of marvelous plot twists, "Acqua Alta" is a chilling addition to Donna Leon's addictive series.

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Title	:	Acqua Alta (Commissario Brunetti #5)
Author	:	Donna Leon
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 387 pages
Published	:	August 31st 2004 by Penguin Books (first published January 1st 1996)
Categories	:	Mystery. Crime. Cultural. Italy. Fiction

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Alta Acqua, the 5th book in the Commisario Brunetti series by Donna Leone. The title of the book refers to the time in winter, where water from the Adriatic Sea overflows into Venice causing homes and places in the city.Guido Brunetti, the highly skilled, tenacious and very likeable Venetian police detective and family man finds himself investigating a murder and art fraud after his friend, Brett Lynch, an American archeologist and companion of the famous opera singer Flavia Petrelli, who were

Alta Acqua, the 5th book in the Commisario Brunetti series by Donna Leone. The title of the book refers to the time in winter, where water from the Adriatic Sea overflows into Venice causing homes and places in the city.Guido Brunetti, the highly skilled, tenacious and very likeable Venetian police detective and family man finds himself investigating a murder and art fraud after his friend, Brett Lynch, an American archeologist and companion of the famous opera singer Flavia Petrelli, who were

Almost the last Brunetti book from my reading list. Donna Leon outdoes herself in this one: Brunetti reconnects with Flavia Petrelli, famed opera diva when Flavia's partner Brett is brutally beaten. Brett, who is an art historian, had mounted a show of ancient Chinese pottery which has now proven to contain fake pieces. The pursuit of the perpetrators takes Brunetti into the world of rabid collectors and again the specter of the Mafia working its way north. Brunetti best explains the Italian

This is good, and it starts quickly. As opposed to others in the Brunetti series, this beginning is abrupt as a punch. And the first quarter held that action and context interest with art, opera, the high tides of early spring in "Venice with our boots on" detail. And then there was the middle half. It's filled with inquiry and traipsing details for getting to 50 places and back again, without going into any of the low spots. We also hear about the color of all those boots and their height, or

I found this mystery to be way too self-consciously written to be enjoyable. I've been able to get into some of Donna Leon's other Brunetti books, but in this one I could never shake the knowledge that this was a non-Italian trying very hard to write as if she were one. This kept me from ever being able buy into the mystery or the characters, and made me wish I were reading Magdalene Nabb instead of Leon. I give up on Brunetti.

These just get better and better for me. Im really enjoying this series, even though Im not reading them in order. The mystery was solid and thoughtful, and it was interesting to see how Guido worked it out. Never having been to Italy, I cant really tell about the setting and culture, whether it rings authentic, but it certainly feels so. Great job, Ms. Leon.

I love Commissario Brunetti. However, this story was a bit more violent than the others Ive read. It was interesting to read that the Acqua Alta is an annual event in Venice. Just like the King Tide in South Florida. Seems its more devastating in Venice.