Leon, Donna — EARTHLY REMAINS
Atlantic Monthly Press New York First American Edition Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Edgewear. ; Signed by author Donna Leon. During an interrogation of an entitled, arrogant man suspected of giving drugs to a young girl, Brunetti acts rashly, doing something he will quickly come to regret. In the fallout, he realizes that he needs a break. Granted leave from the Questura, he accompanies his wife to a villa on Sant'Erasmo, one of the largest islands in the laguna. There he intends to pass his days rowing, and his nights reading Pliny's Natural History. That is until the caretaker of the house, a widowed beekeeper, goes missing following a sudden storm, and Brunetti must set aside his leave of absence and understand what happened to a man who had become a friend.; Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery; Vol. 26; 308 pages; Signed by Author
