The temptation of forgiveness
When important information is leaked from inside the Venetian Questura, Commissario Guido Brunetti is entrusted with the task of uncovering whic.. Lire la suite
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When
important information is leaked from inside the Venetian Questura,
Commissario Guido Brunetti is entrusted with the task of uncovering
which of his colleagues is responsible. But before Brunetti can begin
his investigation, he is surprised by the appearance in his office of a
friend of his wife's, who is fearful that her son is using drugs. A few
weeks later, Tullio Gasparini, the woman's husband, is found unconscious
with a serious head injury at the foot of a bridge, and Brunetti is
drawn to pursue a possible connection to the boy's behaviour. But the
truth is not straightforward.
Following various contradictory
leads, Brunetti navigates his way through a world of mysterious
informants, underground deals and secret longstanding scam networks, all
the while growing ever more impressed by the intuition of his fellow
Commissario, Claudia Griffoni, and by the endless resourcefulness of
Signorina Elettra, Vice-Questore Patta's secretary and gate-keeper.
With
Gasparini's condition showing no signs of improvement, and his
investigations leading nowhere, Brunetti is steadied by the embrace of
his own family and by his passion for the classics. He turns to
Sophocles's Antigone in an attempt to understand the true purpose
of justice, and, in its light, he is forced to consider the terrible
consequences to which the actions of a tender heart can lead.