A Refiner's Fire

Donna Leon

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Hutchinson
04 June 2024

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery; Thriller & suspense

Brunetti returns with a gripping and powerful case about the murkiness of power and a test of loyalties

When two teenage gangs are arrested after clashing violently in one of Venice's campi, the son of a local hero is implicated. But when Commissario Guido Brunetti is asked by a wealthy foreigner to vet this man, Monforte, for a job, he discovers that Monforte might not be such a hero after all.

This seeming contradiction, and a brutal attack on one of Brunetti's colleagues by a possible gang member, concentrate Brunetti's attentions. Soon, he discovers the sordid hypocrisy surrounding Monforte's past, culminating in a fiery meeting of two gangs and a final opportunity for redemption.

A Refiner's Fire is Donna Leon at her very best- an elegant, sophisticated storyteller whose indelible characters become richer with each book, and who constantly interrogates the ambiguity between moral and legal justice.

By: Donna Leon
Imprint: Hutchinson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 357g
ISBN: 9781529154375
ISBN 10: 1529154375
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 04 June 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Donna Leon is author of the much-loved, best-selling series of novels featuring Commissario Brunetti and one of The Times' 50 Greatest Crime Writers. Widely considered one of the best detective series ever, with admirers including Ursula K. Le Guin and Val McDermid, the Brunetti Mysteries have won numerous awards around the world and been translated into thirty-five languages.

Reviews for A Refiner's Fire

Crime writing of the highest order * Guardian * The series that has shadowed Brunetti for three decades is an epic achievement * The Times * One of the most subtle and exquisite detective series ever * Washington Post *