The Girl of His Dreams – Donna Leon

A speedy read after All the Pretty Horses, but then Commissario Brunetti’s Venice offers a more familiar cast and (crime) scenes than two cowboys on the plains of Texas and Mexico.

In The Girl of His Dreams starts with the funeral of Brunetti’s mother, and family ties and loyalties continue to play a key role after Brunetti and Vianello are called upon to investigate the discovery of a young gypsy girl’s body in one of Venice’s many canals.

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