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Mystery lovers everywhere are addicted to Donna Leon’s ever-honorable Commissario Guido Brunetti and her portrayal of Venice’s beautiful but sinister byways and canals.
In Willful Behavior, Brunetti is approached for a favor by one of his wife’s students. Intelligent and serious, Claudia Leonardo asks for his help in obtaining a pardon for a crime once committed by her now-dead grandfather. Brunetti thinks little of it—until Claudia is found dead. Soon, another corpse and an extraordinary art collection lead Brunetti to long-buried secrets of Nazi collaboration and the exploitation of Italian Jews—secrets few in Italy want revealed.
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"Brunetti is shrewd, sophisticated, compassionate, and determined to understand both the past and current Venice. He's evolving to a more open understanding of social issues except where 'southerners' are concerned. When his boss wants to drop a subject or end an investigation Brunetti is willing to go by-pass his boss (a southerner from Sicily) to learn the truth about Nazi involvement and anti-Semitism in Italy."
— Patricia (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Donna Leon’s novels have becomes successively more subtle, more complex and perhaps more serious, without ever losing their compelling power as narratives. This is especially true of Willful Behavior; the story is wholly engrossing.”
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“Donna Leon’s compelling series…What makes Leon’s work especially unnerving is the sense that corruption is a continuing process…This is a powerful story, brilliantly evoking Venetian atmosphere, and the characters of Brunetti and his family continue to deepen throughout the series.”
— Times (London)
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H.P. Mulder, 8/23/2021
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" I think I slept through most of reading this, which is not to say it wasn't good ~ I think I was just extra tired. The Brunetti family and the descriptions of Venice keep me intrigued, even if I don't necessarily love a particular plot, so you won't hear me complaining. ;) "
— Teresa, 2/5/2014 -
" More of the same. I'm beginning to have had enough of the series. His wife is unreal bringing up the children, working as a university professor and in her spare time conjuring up delicious three course meals for lunch! The villains also never seem to get their punishment they just disappear into the ether if the Italian justice system with Brunetti not particularly satisfied. "
— Nicky, 2/3/2014 -
" I just love Donna Leon. You can't go wrong with her and Commissario Brunetti. "
— Laura, 2/2/2014 -
" As the mystery was solved, much information about life in Venice during and after WWII was revealed. "
— Ann, 1/30/2014 -
" THis was a usual Brunetti mystery. The story involved his wife a little more than usual. "
— Martha, 1/18/2014 -
" I love all her books - these msyteries take place in Venice. "
— Mia, 12/26/2013 -
" One of Leon's best! "
— Judy, 12/23/2013 -
" This series of mysteries, set in Venice, have great setting and characters and interesting plots. I look forward to every one and haven't been disappointed yet. "
— Nadine, 12/14/2013 -
" I've caught up to Donna Leon - have read everything that's out in paperback so far. Still in love with this series. "
— Ingeborg, 12/5/2013 -
" As always with Donna Leon books a good story, interesting mix of characters and a great feeling of being in Venice. Recommended "
— John, 12/5/2013 -
" Ah, Guido. Quanto ti amo.... "
— Ann, 5/30/2013 -
" Another nice and gentle read. "
— David, 12/24/2012 -
" Another great detective story from Donna Leon. I really enjoy these books and the way that Venice and Commissario Brunetti's family are interspersed with the story itself. "
— Caoimhe, 11/29/2012 -
" I love Donna's books about Commissario Brunetti and Venice and the food .......... "
— Karen, 7/9/2012 -
" Very well written, I was not disappointed. I have grown very fond of Commissario Guido Brunetti. "
— Chris, 7/4/2012 -
" An excellent entry in the series. "
— Stven, 5/25/2012 -
" Enjoyed that this book focuses on the Italian version of Wold War II and the Holocaust. I've read so much of this from the English, German, and American viewpoint that seeing an Italian take on it was interesting. Smart, as is usual for Leon. "
— Kelly, 3/25/2012 -
" Love this series. This is an older book. I thought I had read them all. "
— Margaret, 2/4/2012
About Donna Leon
Donna Leon is the author of the much-loved, New York Times bestselling series of mystery novels set in Italy featuring Commissario Brunetti. She was named one of the London Times' 50 Greatest Crime Writers. The Brunetti Mysteries have won numerous awards around the world, including the CWA Silver Dagger for Fiction, and hsbr been translated into thirty-five languages.
About Steven Crossley
Steven Crossley, a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, has built a career on both sides of the Atlantic as an actor and audiobook narrator, for which he has won more than a dozen AudioFile Earphones Awards and been a nominee for the prestigious Audie Award. He is a member of the internationally renowned theater company Complicite and has appeared in numerous theater, television, film, and radio dramas.