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A Refiner's Fire
- Narrated by: David Sibley
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
Commissario Guido Brunetti returns with a gripping and powerful case about the murkiness of power and a test of loyalties.
When two teenage gangs are arrested after clashing violently in one of Venice’s campi, the son of a local hero is implicated. But when Commissario Guido Brunetti is asked by a wealthy foreigner to vet this man, Monforte, for a job, he discovers that Monforte might not be such a hero after all.
This seeming contradiction, and a brutal attack on one of Brunetti’s colleagues by a possible gang member, concentrate Brunetti’s attentions. Soon, he discovers the sordid hypocrisy surrounding Monforte’s past, culminating in a fiery meeting of two gangs and a final opportunity for redemption.
A Refiner’s Fire is Donna Leon at her very best: an elegant, sophisticated storyteller whose indelible characters become richer with each book, and who constantly interrogates the ambiguity between moral and legal justice.
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- Michelle
- 21-07-24
An annual essential, does not disappoint
I wait impatiently each year for the new Brunetti. I devour it as soon as it is released. Then I’m left devastated with only a few glimmers of hope about the state of humankind… and with a long wait for next year’s book. I wanted more Paola in this outing, much as I love Griffoni and Signorina Elettra. Leon’s signature gift for bleakness mixed with comfort remains potent. I’ve never visited Venice but I feel I know it already through her loving but undeceived eyes.
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- Dr
- 22-07-24
Another remarkable story from Donna Leon
I adore Brunetti, so he always stands out as thoroughly portrayed in the novel. A more important role for Claudia Griffoni was welcome too.
The appalling corruption- which I am certain is true - made me shiver
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- Mary
- 02-08-24
I found the book difficult
very boring, so disappointing. too much pointless description and a weak story. not a patch on the other novels.
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- J
- 07-08-24
Nothing
I have enjoyed all the Donna Leon - Brunetti this tale was a great disappointment ….
hang up your badge and enjoy a retirement…
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- Anonymous User
- 28-07-24
Disappoing
The plot was really disappointing. DL’s book are gettibg worse and worse. I do not recommend reading it.
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