- Published: 20 October 2011
- ISBN: 9781448115594
- Imprint: RH AudioGo
- Format: Audio Download
- Length: 9 hr 41 min
- Narrator: David Colacci
About Face
- Published: 20 October 2011
- ISBN: 9781448115594
- Imprint: RH AudioGo
- Format: Audio Download
- Length: 9 hr 41 min
- Narrator: David Colacci
[A] brilliant series
Seven, Sunday Telegraph
Super sleuth Brunetti again patrols Venice's dark canal ways in this Italian crimefest. Once again, Brunetti proves he's more than a match for the local mob
Mirror
The very first sentences of About Face showcase Donna Leon's elegant, effortless style ... another great Brunetti outing. [Leon] combines the minutiae of daily life in Venice with pitch-perfect descriptions of police procedure, the now-familiar rhythms of Brunetti's home life with a ferocious knowledge of literature, delivered - how else? - with a sure, yet light, touch ... The details of home-cooked meals and family arguments, alongside a never-ending flow of crime, add depth to Leon's stories and are what makes her characters so believable and, in turn, her books so readable
Independent
A thoroughly enjoyable and atmospheric read
Waterstones Books Quarterly
The Brunetti series is dependably enjoyable ... There are fine scenes of sustained dialogue, notably an exchange between Brunetti and the Count, his father-in-law, over a pair of portraits, that deserves to be called Jamesian
TLS