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La investigación del homicidio de un influyente abogado conduce a Brunetti hasta el sórdido ambiente de los burdeles de Venecia y a los platós clandestinos donde se filman las más escabrosas escenas de violación y asesinato.

Un travesti ha sido asesinado, y su cuerpo aparece con el rostro desfigurado. El comisario Brunetti descubre que ese hombre es Leonardo Mascari, director del Banco de Verona y respetable ciudadano en Venecia.

Paola Brunetti, esposa del comisario Brunetti, destroza el escaparate de una agencia de viajes como protesta por la explotación del turismo sexual en países asiáticos. La crisis familiar que desencadena semejante situación somete a Brunetti a una presión extrema también en su trabajo.

El comisario Brunetti reabre el caso de la desaparición de un joven aristócrata, secuestrado dos años atrás, cuando encuentran sus restos en un sembrado.

El renombrado director de orquesta Helmut Wellauer aparece muerto durante una representación de La Traviata en el célebre teatro veneciano de La Fenice. Al parecer, ha sido envenenado con cianuro potásico. Hasta el comisario Brunetti se asombra de la cantidad de enemigos que el músico ha dejado a lo largo de su vida.

Un inspector del Catastro llama inesperadamente a la puerta de Brunetti para pedirle papeles y permisos de su apartamento, unos documentos que no tiene. Días más tarde, el funcionario le llama a la comisaría afirmando que tiene algo muy importante que revelarle.

Una monja que Brunetti conoce llega a la comisaría de Venecia para exponer sus sospechas sobre las circunstancias de la muerte de unos ancianos en una residencia.

Un director de museo es asesinado. Más tarde, matan a un anticuario. Cuando una especialista en obras de arte chinas es brutalmente golpeada, el comisario Brunetti cree que ella va a ser la siguiente.

Una anciana odiada por sus vecinos aparece brutalmente asesinada. Las sospechas se ciernen sobre su criada rumana, desaparecida la tarde del crimen. Acosada, la joven muere durante la persecución policial, llevando consigo una considerable cantidad de dinero y documentación falsa.

Un cadete de una academia militar de élite aparece ahorcado. Todo indica que se trata de un suicidio, pero el comisario Brunetti empieza a sospechar del muro de silencio que levantan ante él. Brunetti cree que se trata de un delicado caso de asesinato que trasciende a la propia institución.

En un canal veneciano aparece el cadáver de un ciudadano americano. Brunetti, resistiendo a presiones superiores, llega a relacionar esta muerte con una trama controlada por el gobierno italiano, el ejército americano y la mafia.

Dos pescadores de almejas, un padre y un hijo, son asesinados en Pellestrina, una isla de pescadores del sur de la laguna de Venecia. Cuando Brunetti no puede vencer la desconfianza de la cofradía de almejeros hacia la policía, accede a que Elettra pase unas vacaciones en la isla.

Una estudiante acude al comisario Brunetti para pedirle consejo. Quiere saber si hay alguna forma legal de limpiar el buen nombre de su familia, mancillado por un crimen que cometió muchos años atrás su fallecido abuelo.

Un vendedor ambulante africano es asesinado mientras intenta vender imitaciones de bolsos de diseño a unos turistas. Brunetti y sus fieles aliados investigan en los bajos fondos venecianos y descubren que entre la sociedad inmigrante hay en juego asuntos de mucho mayor calado.

La aparición de un hombre muerto frente a una fábrica de cristal de Murano pone al comisario Brunetti tras las huellas del asesino, en una asombrosa trama en la que se mezclan la corrupción política y los delitos ecológicos.

Un capitán de los Carabinieri y dos soldados irrumpen en casa de un médico, en plena noche, y se llevan a su bebé de 18 meses. Investigando el caso, Brunetti descubre una historia de infertilidad y de desesperación, y se introduce en el mundo del tráfico de bebés.

Una niña gitana de tan solo 11 años aparece muerta en el canal. La víctima llevaba puesto un reloj muy caro y un anillo de boda. Hay algo extraño en esta muerte que hace que Brunetti no pueda olvidarse del rostro de la niña.

The murder of a trucking entrepreneur strikes close to home when Brunetti learns that the victim was involved in shady deals with a friend’s husband. Clues point to the Mafia, and Brunetti encourages his friend to turn state’s witness against them. Even more shocking is the fact that his own father-in-law may have connections with what’s turned out to be a very fishy case.

Brunetti must contend with ingenious corruption, bureaucratic intransigence, and the stifling heat of a Venetian summer. With his hometown beset by hordes of tourists and baking under a glaring sun, Brunetti’s greatest wish is to go to the mountains with his family, where he can sleep under a down comforter and catch up on his reading. But before he can go on vacation, a folder with court records has landed on his desk, brought by an old friend. It appears that cases at the local court—hardly known as a model of efficiency—are being delayed to the benefit of one of the parties. A creative new trick for corrupting the system, perhaps, but what can Brunetti do about it? And just when it looks like Brunetti will be able to get away, a shocking, violent crime forces him to stay in Venice.

A young woman returns from holiday to find her elderly neighbour dead on the floor. A heart attack seems the likely cause, but Commissario Brunetti is not so sure and decides to take a closer look. Soon he discovers that she was part of an organization that cares for abused women and that her apartment was a safe-house. Convinced that this is the lead he has been looking for, Brunetti begins his search for answers. But as he sets out to discover the truth behind her death, he is drawn into a decades-old story of lies and deceit that has blighted love and ruined lives - and has claimed this innocent woman as its newest victim. Brunetti's investigation takes him deep into the dark heart of his beloved Venice.

When the body of man is found in a canal, damaged by the tides, carrying no wallet, and wearing only one shoe, Brunetti has little to work with. No local has filed a missing-person report, and no hotel guests have disappeared. Where was the crime scene? And how can Brunetti identify the man when he can’t show pictures of his face? The autopsy shows a way forward: it turns out the man was suffering from a rare, disfiguring disease. With Inspector Vianello, Brunetti canvasses shoe stores, and winds up on the mainland in Mestre, outside of his usual sphere. From a shopkeeper, they learn that the man had a kindly way with animals. At the same time, animal rights and meat consumption are quickly becoming preoccupying issues at the Venice Questura, and in Brunetti’s home, where conversation at family meals offer a window into the joys and conflicts of Italian life. Perhaps with the help of Signorina Elettra, Brunetti and Vianello can identify the man and understand why someone wanted him dead. As subtle and engrossing as ever, Leon’s Beastly Things is immensely enjoyable, intriguing, and ultimately moving.

The apparently mentally disabled Davide falls into the canal and drowns. As it turns out, he had an overdose of beta blockers in his bloodstream. Ana Cavanelli, Davide's mother, confesses to Brunetti that she gave him the pills - Davide had asked her to die several times. When Brunetti receives a hint that there is a connection between Davide and the multimillionaire Ludovico Lembo, he gradually uncovers the abysses of a family tragedy.

The violent death of a book collector leads Commissario Brunetti to the venerable Merula Library. In precious folios pages are missing. They were ruthlessly cut out. Was the victim a collector and art thief who got involved with the wrong people on the black market? But who murders for antiquarian book pages? And don't books stand for ideal values in addition to material ones? Brunetti suspects this and pushes the investigation further. Against the will of the traditional and influential Doge family Morosini-Albini, whose proud progenitor is currently running for Venice's mayor's office and who therefore wants to hide a centuries-old secret.

The celebrated soprano Flavia Petrelli returns to Venice after almost 15 years. A reason to be happy. However, her comeback is overshadowed: a boat has been set on fire. The Opera's director is in dispute with the union and blames the latter for several attacks. But when a young costume assistant dies, Brunetti realizes that there is more at stake. When he discovers a hiding place with an observation camera, it becomes manifest: Flavia Petrelli has a stalker! Apparently, the stranger wants to stage her stage performance as an unforgettable event. In return he does not shy away from violence. Is the soprano herself in danger in the end?

Brunetti is an expert in keeping wishes of Venice's grandees out of his work. The venerable Contessa Lando-Continui, however, cannot escape even the commissario. The 80-year-old asks him to clear up a family tragedy that took place a long time ago: She wants to know how her niece fell off a bridge, where the then 15-year-old almost drowned. Due to the irreversible brain damage, Manuela, now 30 years old, remains at the mental level of a 6-year-old (small) child - and that's how it will stay forever! At the same time, when the former lifesaver is murdered, the closed case takes on an unexpected topicality. Now the commissario wants to find out what the honourable family covered up and why Manuela's father had to start a new life in the Far East. After all these years of silence, the mighty Contessa has also summoned him - without, however, defoliating what it is all about. The commissario also comes across granite with the strict patriarch. Her close confidant Sandro Vittori-Ricciardi plays an opaque role, as does Stefano Dalla Lana, the murdered man's best friend. Brunetti puts his team on the two cases in which he suspects a direct connection. In a daring scenario he wants to unravel the truth from the felt of interests and intrigues.

The last case for Brunetti. During a cure, he befriends a beekeeper. When Brunetti discovers the body of the acquaintance, his criminalist instinct awakens and he is on the track of an immense environmental scandal.