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Donna Leonas mastery of plot, her understanding of Venetian manners and mores, and above all her philosophical, unfailingly decent protagonist have made the Commissario Brunetti mysteries bestsellers around the world, including an ever-growing American audience. In "The Death of Faith," Brunetti comes to the aid of a young nursing sister who is leaving her convent following the unexpected death of five patients. At first Brunettias inquiries reveal nothing amiss, and he wonders whether the nun is simply creating a smoke screen to justify abandoning her vocation. But perhaps she has stumbled onto something very real and very sinisterasomething that puts her life in imminent danger.
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The Death of Faith, Donna Leon
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- Released
- 1997
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- Title
- The Death of Faith
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Donna Leon
- Publisher
- Pan
- Released
- 1997
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 310
- ISBN10
- 0333673751
- ISBN13
- 9780333673751
- Series
- Guido Brunetti
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Mystery Novels, Thriller, Adventure Fiction, Suspense, Murders, Detective Fiction, Southern Europe, Italy, Detective, Crime Series, Mysterious, Mysteries, Church, Hospitals, Venice, Assisted Living Facility
- First published
- 1997
- Original title
- Quietly in Their Sleep
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- Donna Leonas mastery of plot, her understanding of Venetian manners and mores, and above all her philosophical, unfailingly decent protagonist have made the Commissario Brunetti mysteries bestsellers around the world, including an ever-growing American audience. In "The Death of Faith," Brunetti comes to the aid of a young nursing sister who is leaving her convent following the unexpected death of five patients. At first Brunettias inquiries reveal nothing amiss, and he wonders whether the nun is simply creating a smoke screen to justify abandoning her vocation. But perhaps she has stumbled onto something very real and very sinisterasomething that puts her life in imminent danger.