{"id":5437,"date":"2015-10-03T14:16:01","date_gmt":"2015-10-03T18:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=5437"},"modified":"2018-04-26T09:36:38","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T13:36:38","slug":"death-in-a-strange-country-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/5437","title":{"rendered":"Death in a Strange Country"},"content":{"rendered":"

Death in a Strange Country<\/a><\/em> (1993) Donna Leon<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The second Commisario Brunetti books finds Brunetti investigating the murder of an American stationed in Vicenza, Italy.<\/p>\n

In this book, we meet Sargent Vianello, who will help Brunetti throughout the series, and become just as beloved. <\/p>\n

When Brunetti turned to leave, Vianello asked, \u2018What about the deal I make with him? Will we keep our part of it?\u2019
\nAt this, Brunetti turned back and gave Vianello a long look. \u2018Of course. If criminals can\u2019t believe in an illegal deal with the police, what can they believe in?\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And we also see more of the relationship between Brunetti and Paola, such as in this conversation about teenage boys.<\/p>\n

(T)hen I discovered girls, and I forgot all about being angry or lost, or whatever I was. I just wanted them to like me. That\u2019s the only thing that was important to me.\u2019
\n\u2018Were there a lot of them?\u2019 she asked.
\nHe shrugged.
\n\u2018And did they like you?\u2019 He grinned.
\n\u2018Oh, go away, Guido, and find yourself something to do. Watch television.\u2019
\n\u2018I hate television.\u2019
\n\u2018Then help me do the dishes.\u2019
\n\u2018I love television.\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s just a small exchange, but it tells you much about the two characters and their relationship.<\/p>\n

This is (as many of these books can be) quite dark and rather horrifying, but not in a things-that-go-bump-in-the-night way, but in its look at politics and human nature and greed kind of way. And as with many books in this series–don’t expect a happy ending.
\nRating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

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