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May 18, 2020Grandma007 rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
This is not one of Leon's best. Almost as if she had a contract to fulfill and had to publish a book before it was ready. Story gives information about the theft of valuable books . Lots of local color as in her other books. Brunetti…
Nov 25, 2019sandfordross rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I don't know if it is me or Donna Leon, but lately her efforts seem to be getting weaker. The perfect children, the perfect wife (who always manages to prepare gourmet meals twice a day despite being incredibly busy), the perfect in-laws…
Jul 05, 2017
One of the three of the NYT Literary Tour of Italy's Libraries
Sep 11, 2015Dave99_0 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Books written by Donna Leon are about Italian culture and relationships; solving the mystery is secondary. "By Its Cover" deals with the theft and vandalization of rare books. Commissario Guido Brunetti mysteries celebrate life which…
Aug 12, 2015
If you've been to Venice, you'll feel like you are back there. If you haven't been yet, you'll want to go after reading Donna Leon's Commissario Brunetti mysteries. This particular one involves stolen and vandalized rare books.
wendybradley
Feb 25, 2015wendybradley rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Set in Venice, this series of detective stories are wonderful. A lot goes on beyond the case this detective works on. The author obviously loves this city, warts and all. The characters are well rounded, the plots interesting and the…
Jan 14, 2015brangwinn rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
You can never go wrong with a Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery. If like me, you are a librarian and going on a cruise from Venice, this book has special meaning. I’d never thought about how the wake caused by those huge cruise ships…
Sep 29, 2014KKHannegan rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I've read all of Donna Leon's Brunetti series and love them. I appreciated this one for the wit and social commentary which Leon does so well. However, this book seemed to be about 100 pages short of a complete mystery. The story ended so…
Sep 28, 2014rentabook rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
I just could not get into this book and gave up about a third of the way through.
Sep 01, 2014miaone rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I've loved Donna Leon's previous Brunetti books, but this one started slow, painfully slow. I didn't mind learning from her about very old books and the thefts thereof, but nothing much happened in the plot for the first half of the book.…
Aug 17, 2014DorisWaggoner rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
As usual, Brunetti's boss wants to accept the obvious suspect when pages are stolen from books in a prestigious rare-book Venetian library. And as usual, Brunetti looks beyond the obvious. The obvious suspect, the man who looked at those…
Aug 01, 2014pokano rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I usually love Commissario Brunetti books, but I could NOT get into this one. It felt different than Leon's other books.
Jun 11, 2014Tentacle rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable as always but ending was a rush job.Must try harder.
franceonisland
Apr 23, 2014franceonisland rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I always enjoy Donna Leon's Brunetti books, but I was a bit disappointed in this latest one. She ends the book abruptly, tying up the loose ends in one last page. I wish she'd given us a bit more on why the killer, who did not seem to be a…
Apr 09, 2014
A book thief is at work in an historic library. Brunetti finds himself looking for clues among the few people who have even used its reading rooms. Leon?s readers will find another well-thought-out, very contemplative, mystery for…