Monika Elwenspoek Poradie kníh

The murder of two of the clam fishermen of the island of Pellestrina, south of the Lido on the Venetian lagoon draws Commissario Brunetti into the close-knit community of the island, bound together by a code of loyalty and a suspicion of outsiders worthy of the Mafia. When the Questore's secretary Signorina Elettra volunteers to visit the island, where she has relatives, Brunetti finds himself torn between his duty to solve the murders, concerns for Elettra's safety, and his not entirely straightforward feelings for her

Ray Bradbury nimmt den Leser mit auf Rückwärts-vorwärts-Zeitreisen in eine Welt voller unvergesslicher Kindheitsphantasien und fantastischer Möglichkeiten, wo das Wunderbare den Alltag erleuchtet. Nach dem Lesen braucht man einen Moment, um sich wieder in der Realität zurechtzufinden.

Rušné námestia, očarujúce kanály, ale aj schátrané nočné podniky Benátok sú kulisou tohoto vzrušujúceho detektívneho príbehu. Šarmantný komisár Brunetti márne hľadá súvislosť medzi vraždou významného právnika a samovraždou vysoko postaveného účtovníka. Na stopu ho privedie prostitútka, okuliare a nelegálna videokazeta. Aby rozbil kruh neresti, musí zostúpiť až do benátskeho podsvetia…

Inis has run away from her husband and children. Her new neighbour Trixie is eighty-four years old and a hymn-singing Salvation Army veteran. Trixie's life is one of apparent calm but beneath the surface lie not one but three different personalities. One of them is very private. And very dangerous.