Friends In High Places

Friends in High Places (2001) by Donna Leon – Arrow paperback edition

From the queen of Venetian crime comes another elegantly tangled mystery starring the ever-sardonic Commissario Guido Brunetti. This time, a bureaucrat from the city’s housing authority turns up dead shortly after warning Brunetti about irregularities with his apartment. Coincidence? Of course not. Before long, Guido is wading waist-deep through layers of corruption, social climbing, and shady favors – in a city where the water isn’t the only thing murky.

Expect sharp wit, moral ambiguity, and just enough espresso to keep the wheels turning.

A bit dog-eared, possibly sun-faded, but all pages intact and only mildly judgmental of your life choices.

Sold with love (and dust) by Crappy Old Books – because good stories don’t need fancy covers.

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