Donna Leon: Doctored Evidence (USA 2013) From the Publisher: After the body of a wealthy elderly woman is found brutally murdered in her Venetian apartment, the police suspect her maid, who has disappeared and is heading for her native Romania. When the woman is approached by the border police as her train is leaving Italy, she makes a run for it and is killed as she crosses the tracks. She has a considerable sum of money on her and her papers are obvious forgeries. Case closed. But when the old woman's neighbor returns from a business trip in London, it becomes clear that the maid could not have had time to kill the old woman before catching her train and that the money on her was not stolen. Commissario Guido Brunetti decides -- unofficially -- to take on the case himself. At home, Brunetti's loving wife, Paola, reads the chapter in her daughter's religious instruction book about the Seven Deadly Sins. As he investigates the case, Brunetti realizes that this is probably not a crime motivated by Greed, rather that the motive may have more to do with the temptations of Lust. But perhaps Brunetti is following a false trail and thinking of the wrong sin altogether. Doctored Evidence is an impeccable novel of suspense that once more finds Commissario Brunetti and his indispensable aid, Signorina Elettra, navigating the murky backwaters of Venitian society. Donna Leon brilliantly re-creates contemporary Venice, showing why she has been praised around the world as a masterful storyteller. Donna Leon: Doctored Evidence. A Commissario Brunetti Novel. Grove Press; ISBN: 9780802146014 (May, 2013), 249 p., $14.00.
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Donna Leon: Doctored Evidence (USA 2010) From the Publisher: Donna Leon: Doctored Evidence. A Commissario Brunetti Novel. Penguin Books; ISBN: 9780143117087 (January, 2010), 288 p., $14.00.
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Donna Leon: Doctored Evidence (UK 2009) From the Publisher: But when the old woman's neighbour returns from abroad, it becomes clear that the maid could not have been the killer. Commissario Brunetti decides -- unofficially -- to take the case on himself. As Brunetti investigates, it becomes clear that the motive for the murder was unlikely to have been greed, rather that it had its roots in the temptations of lust. But perhaps Brunetti is thinking of the wrong deadly sin altogether?? Donna Leon: Doctored Evidence. Seven Deadly Sins - Seven Motives for Murder. Arrow; ISBN: 9780099536550 (February, 2009), 336 p., £7.99.
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Donna Leon: Doctored Evidence (USA 2005) From the Publisher: Donna Leon: Doctored Evidence. A Commissario Brunetti Novel. Penguin Books; ISBN: 0143035630 (May, 2005), 322 p., $7.99.
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Donna Leon: Doctored Evidence (UK 2005) From the Publisher: Commissario Brunetti decides - unofficially - to take the case on himself. As Brunetti learns more of the old woman's family, it becomes clear that this is probably not a crime motivated by greed, rather that the probable motive connects with the temptations of lust. But perhaps Brunetti is following a false trail and thinking of the wrong deadly sin altogether... Donna Leon: Doctored Evidence. Arrow; ISBN: 0099446758 (March, 2005), 322 p., £6.99.
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Donna Leon: Doctored Evidence (USA 2004) From the Publisher: After the body of a wealthy elderly woman is found brutally murdered in her Venetian apartment, the police suspect her maid, who has disappeared and is heading for her native Romania. When the woman is approached by the border police as her train is leaving Italy, she makes a run for it and is killed as she crosses the tracks. She has a considerable sum of money on her and her papers are obvious forgeries. Case closed. But when the old woman's neighbor returns from a business trip in London, it becomes clear that the maid could not have had time to kill the old woman before catching her train and that the money on her was not stolen. Commissario Guido Brunetti decides -- unofficially -- to take on the case himself. At home, Brunetti's loving wife, Paola, reads the chapter in her daughter's religious instruction book about the Seven Deadly Sins. As he investigates the case, Brunetti realizes that this is probably not a crime motivated by Greed, rather that the motive may have more to do with the temptations of Lust. But perhaps Brunetti is following a false trail and thinking of the wrong sin altogether. Doctored Evidence is an impeccable novel of suspense that once more finds Commissario Brunetti and his indispensable aid, Signorina Elettra, navigating the murky backwaters of Venitian society. Donna Leon brilliantly re-creates contemporary Venice, showing why she has been praised around the world as a masterful storyteller. Donna Leon: Doctored Evidence. A Commissario Brunetti Novel. Atlantic Monthly Press; ISBN: 0871139189 (April, 2004), 245 p., $22.00.
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Donna Leon: Doctored Evidence (UK 2004) From the Publisher: But when the old woman's neighbour returns from a business trip to London, it becomes clear the maid could not have had time to kill the old woman before catching her train, and that the money on her was not stolen. Commissario Brunetti decides - unofficially - to take the case on himself. As Brunetti learns more of the old woman's family, he sees that this is probably not a crime motivated by Greed, rather that the probable motive connects with the temptations of Lust. But perhaps Brunetti is following a faalse trail and thinking of the wrong Deadly Sin altogether... Donna Leon: Doctored Evidence. The New Commissario Brunetti Novel. William Heinemann; ISBN: 0434010669 (March, 2004), 245 p., £15.99.
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