Paperback edition of Leon's latest thriller set in Venice, featuring her detective Commissario Brunetti. It's sold over 22,000 copies in hardback. With a fresh new jacket look to help increase Leon's readership. 'Leon never fails to impress with her carefully wrought plots and believable characters.' }Daily Mail As Venice experiences a debilitating heatwave, Commissario Brunetti escapes the city to spend time with his family. Intrigued, Brunetti asks Signorina Elettra to find out what she can while he's away. When news reaches Brunetti that the usher from the Courthouse has been viciously murdered, he returns to investigate.
