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  • So Shall You Reap

  • Commissario Brunetti Mysteries, Book 32
  • Written by: Donna Leon
  • Narrated by: David Colacci
  • Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
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Written by: Donna Leon
Narrated by: David Colacci
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In the thirty-second installment of Donna Leon’s bestselling series, a connection to Guido Brunetti’s own youthful past helps solve a mysterious murder

On a cold November evening, Guido Brunetti and Paola are up late when a call from his colleague Ispettore Vianello arrives, alerting the Commissario that a hand has been seen in one of Venice’s canals. The body is soon found, and Brunetti is assigned to investigate the murder of an undocumented Sri Lankan immigrant. Because no official record of the man’s presence in Venice exists, Brunetti is forced to use the city’s far richer sources of information: gossip and the memories of people who knew the victim. Curiously, he had been living in a small house on the grounds of a palazzo owned by a university professor, in which Brunetti discovers books revealing the victim’s interest in Buddhism, the revolutionary Tamil Tigers, and the last crop of Italian political terrorists, active in the 1980s.

As the investigation expands, Brunetti, Vianello, Commissario Griffoni, and Signora Elettra each assemble pieces of a puzzle—random information about real estate and land use, books, university friendships—that appear to have little in common, until Brunetti stumbles over something that transports him back to his own student days, causing him to reflect on lost ideals and the errors of youth, on Italian politics and history, and on the accidents that sometimes lead to revelation.

©2023 Donna Leon (P)2023 Recorded Books

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Excellent listen. I enjoy the characters, the events, Venice and descriptions of coffee and food.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 2023-05-23

Good story

Another good Brunetti mystery by Donna Leon. The story moves quickly and the characters are well developed. Enjoyable listen.

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  • Judith J. Wurtman
  • 2023-05-07

Uninteresting

Surprisingly boring. Repetitive. Story about gay policeman irrelevant. Not enough description of meals. But well read.

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  • Mary B. Wheeler
  • 2023-04-09

Too wordy

Didn't enjoy this as much as all her other books. The mystery is a little tedious. David Colacci' s narration is flawless, as always!

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  • Dolce Momento
  • 2023-04-06

A slow development

The story develops very slowly and it takes many chapters for Donna Leon to set the premise for the plot and the crime. I always enjoy the historical background she provides. Again, as is often the case, justice is not fully served. David Colacci is as always, excellent.

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  • Marilu B. Meyer
  • 2023-04-03

Least favorite

The plot was too easy. It needed a possibility of another murderer. (At least one.). My least favorite story. I was hooked on the series from the very first one. The series should come with a map so that on my next trip to Venice I could follow at least one book.
Love the narrator.

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  • Kate H.
  • 2023-03-25

Listen because I love the narration

I’m getting tired of Brunetti’s knee-jerk sanctimonious reaction to nearly everything Catholic. He attributes bad motives to nearly every Christian person or practice. It is so predictable. He is such a moral, thoughtful, kind person but when it comes to religion he is so cynical.

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  • Ellen Udoff
  • 2023-03-20

Least favorite.

I love the Donna Leon books and David Collaci always does a fantastic read. Thought the plot was weak and convoluted. Nice to have some social,commentary but how about a better story. Forced and unsatisfactory.

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  • SheilaDone
  • 2023-03-18

Another wonderful story

Another great one with Guido and company. And as always the narration is a joy.

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  • C. Saladin
  • 2023-03-17

Again Donna Leon Ensnared Me

I love her books and they always pulll me into her Venetian world. This one did the same. I’m captivated by the characters and find her stories believable and interesting.