The Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries Quietly in Their Sleep: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery, Book 6, (Paperback)

from quixotic-creator

Leon is an excellent writer, capable of capturing scene, setting and character with apparent ease. By now fans of Commissario Brunetti will relish most of what is written, however in this case, it must be said that this is by far a much slower moving mystery. It's well done, of course, but not qu...

from tututhefirst

Brunetti's kids, Raffi and Chiara are extremely vocal in this story about their lack of enthusiasm for religion classes and in particular for the priest who is teaching them. When Raffi finally confides to his father that the good padre has been at least verbally indiscrete with many of his femal...

from AnneliM

A former nun comes to Comissario Brunelli with the take that she suspects that some of her patients in an old folks home die after they give money to the Catholic Church. Soon she meets with a hit and run accident. Brunelli starts looking into the affair.

from jennorthcoast

An intriguing plunge into religion and morality, goodness and ostentation, and the fears that surround secret societies. As always, Brunetti is in top form, and the ancillary characters -- Paola, Chiara, Elettra, Vianello, Patta -- give the plot the extra punch.

from smik

Alternative title: THE DEATH OF FAITH This novel comes relatively early (#6) in the Brunetti series series in Venice. Brunetti's two children, Raffi and Chiara, are still at school, and Chiara's experiences with her religious education teacher allows the introduction of secondary plot. The second...