A Question of Belief, Donna Leon
A Question of Belief, Donna Leon
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A Question of Belief

Author: Donna Leon

Narrator: David Colacci

Unabridged: 7 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/01/2010

Synopsis

Commissario Guido Brunetti must contend with ingenious corruption, bureaucratic intransigence, and the stifling heat of a Venetian summer. As he plans a trip to the mountains with his family, he learns that cases at the local court—hardly known as a model of efficiency—are being delayed to the benefit of one of the parties. A creative new trick for corrupting the system, perhaps, but what can Brunetti do about it? Just when it looks like he will be able to get away, a shocking, violent crime forces him to stay in Venice.

About Donna Leon

American author, Donna Leon, has settled nicely into a series of crime novels set in Venice, Italy entitled, Brunettixote. The novels feature the fictional character of Commissario Guido Brunetti.

Leon was born in 1942, and eventually lived in Venice, Italy for over 30 years. She was an English literature lecturer for the University of Maryland in Europe (Italy), and worked on a military base in Italy for several years, before she became a full time writer. She moved to Zurich, Switzerland, and also had a home in a smaller Swiss village.

The novels have been translated from English into several foreign languages, but for some reason the author did not approve them being translated into Italian. German television has shown 22 Commissario Brunetti episodes that they produced for broadcast.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Mary Ann on 2010-06-19 18:42:53

This story was so boring that after 3 cd's I stopped and shipped it back.

Goodreads review by Laurel on December 05, 2010

Hmmm. I'm having trouble deciding between Guido Brunetti, Venetian Commissario, and my earlier hero, Quebec's Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, from the Louise Penny series - who is my current favorite? Both middle-aged (okay, older middle-aged), sensitive, kind, and brilliant at solving the crimes th......more

Goodreads review by Ruby on July 23, 2020

Another fun read in this series. This time, Commissario Brunetti faces two challenges: His colleague Vianello's aunt is giving large sums of money to a mysterious man, and a clerk at the courts is killed. And because of the murder, he has to come back to Venice before he can even reach the spot wher......more

Goodreads review by Stacia on September 06, 2012

I was a bit disappointed with this book. There was a lot of telling and not a lot of showing. Also, about a quarter of the book was devoted to describing the heat of summer in Venice, which, as a reader dealing with 100+F temperatures in Texas, wasn't something I really wanted to hear so much about.......more

Goodreads review by Megan L (Iwanttoreadallthebooks) on May 11, 2019

I have been slowly making my way through Donna Leon's Commissario Brunetti series and A Question of Belief is the 19th book in the series. I always enjoy Leon's books and I love reading about Brunetti and the author's descriptions of Venice. For me, A Question of Belief was not her strongest effort.......more

Goodreads review by Steve on March 20, 2017

Commissario Guido Brunetti is a police official in Venice, Italy, working with his right-hand man, Ispettore Lorenzo Vianello. They open here with two problems. They are handed information which seems to implicate a judge in her choices of making delays in cases. There is also the personal problem o......more

Quotes

“The humid, oppressive Venetian summer is palpable in Donna Leon’s nineteenth Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery…Leon creates such a rich sense of place that reading often feels like a slow vaporetto ride through the swelteringly humid canals of Venice, past splendid bridges and palazzi with time out for tramezzini and rich Italian coffee.” Boston Globe

“Leon’s books are a joy, and the nineteenth Venice-based Commissario Brunetti novel is well up to her consistently high standard. Guardian (London)

“Set during an oppressive Venetian August, Leon’s masterful nineteenth Commisario Guido Brunetti mystery presents Brunetti with two puzzles that impinge on his most intimate beliefs…As one good man who still believes in the rule of law despite his disgust at Italy’s mounting corruption, Brunetti allows readers to share his belief that decency and honesty can, for a little while, stave off the angst of the modern world.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Leon’s many fans love this series for the Venetian setting, the complex family dynamics, and the hero’s mix of melancholy and compassion, and in this nineteenth installment, they get all of the above…A unique combination of bedrock cynicism and warm humanity.” Booklist (starred review)

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