Leon, Donna
The Golden Egg (Commissario Brunetti #22) by Donna Leon
The Golden Egg (Commissario Brunetti #22) by Donna Leon
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While making routine inquiries into a possible bribery case, Commissario Brunetti receives a call from his wife, Paola. The deaf-mute man who worked at the Brunettis' dry cleaners has been found dead. An empty bottle of pills points to suicide, but Paola is unconvinced. To the neighbourhood he was the 'boy' who helped out, but nobody knew much about him - not even his name. That a soul could have lived such a joyless and lonely life is too much for Paola to bear, and she begs her husband to do something, anything.
It is a surprise to Brunetti just how little was known about this man-child. His mother is angry and contradictory when questioned about his death, and Brunetti can find no official records to prove he even esixted. With the help of Ispettore Vianello and the ever-resourceful Signorina Elettra, the Commissario sets out to discover the truth in what rapidly becomes a dark and troubling case.
The Golden Egg is the eagerly awaited twenty-second instalment in the internationally acclaimed, bestselling Commissario Brunetti series - and a captivating, harrowing and emotionally powerful crime thriller of the first order.
