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About Face
About Face | Donna Leon
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Donna Leons eighteen novels have won her countless fans, heaps of critical acclaim, and a place among the top ranks of international crime writers. Through the warm-hearted, perceptive, and principled Commissario Guido Brunetti, Leons best-selling books have explored Venice in all its aspects: history, tourism, high culture, food, family, but also violent crime and political corruption. In About Face, Leon returns to one of her signature subjects: the environment, which has reached a crisis in Italy. Incinerators across the south of Italy are at full capacity, burning who-knows-what and releasing unacceptable levels of dangerous air pollutants, while in Naples, enormous garbage piles grow in the streets. In Venice, with the polluted waters of the canals and a major chemical complex across the lagoon, the issue is never far from the fore. Environmental concerns become significant in Brunettis work when an investigator from the Carabiniere, looking into the illegal hauling of garbage, asks for a favor. But the investigator is not the only one with a special request. His father-in-law needs help and a mysterious woman comes into the picture. Brunetti soon finds himself in the middle of an investigation into murder and corruption more dangerous than anything hes seen before.
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kspenmoll
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I love when books are mentioned or discussed in a book I am reading- in this case, these books were clues to one character‘s thoughts & actions, & pointed to the bookish depth of the connections between Brunetti & his wife Paola, both avid readers. #serieslove2025
I have more reading in my future!

LoverOfLearning Very cool! 2w
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kspenmoll
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This book. 💕💕

GingerAntics Wow! That is poignant!!! 2w
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kspenmoll
About Face | Donna Leon
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I love it when vestiges of past owners appear when reading used books.(B & N bookmark, previous owner‘s inscribed name)The tagged book is from The Barn, a huge sprawling used bookstore recommended by @Amiable , the other was a Thrift book purchase. #usedbooks

bookish_wookish Is that the Book Barn in Niantic? 2w
Suet624 So fun!! (edited) 2w
kspenmoll @bookish_wookish Yes! Believe it or not, my first visit was last summer. I scored an almost complete set in pristine condition of Donna Leon‘s books, plus more! Now a summer tradition! 2w
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kspenmoll @Suet624 Makes me feel connected to readers before me! How is the snow!? We have snow but also sheer ice all over the walks & driveways. Snow is only about 4-6 inches but crusty w ice underneath. Treacherous! Glad I don‘t need to go to work until tomorrow -will wear my tall snow boots & trek thru the snow. You must laugh at me & my snow travails!!!!❄️❄️❄️ (edited) 2w
Amiable The Book Barn! Isn't it the best? 2w
bookish_wookish Would you believe that i still havent gone?! 2w
kspenmoll @Amiable My son & I had the best day, including eating at a fish place nearby. Will go next summer, of course! 2w
kspenmoll @bookish_wookish If you can get there its worth it. Is your son a reader? He may enjoy too. 2w
kspenmoll I 🩷 Litsy! 2w
Suet624 Well we received another 14 inches of snow since that last post of mine. I feel as if I've been shoveling for days on end. The wind has died down finally. It was scary having such high winds. I really have a thing about my power going out, but it didn't so I'm delighted. :) Today is sunny and VERY cold but I'm just about to finally sit and read for a bit. Be very careful tomorrow! I'd hate for you to get hurt. 2w
bookish_wookish No he isn‘t at all. We drove right by it during the summer and i couldn‘t stop because he wasnt into it! I told him that he could just sit and watch videos but he wasnt having it! 2w
kspenmoll @bookish_wookish Yes! It‘s such summer fun & near the water. then go yourself or with a friend! (edited) 2w
bookish_wookish I definitely will when it gets warmer! 2w
AnnCrystal 📚💝. 2w
dabbe 🩶💚🩶 2w
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kspenmoll
About Face | Donna Leon
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It‘s a paczki & coffee morning!

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kspenmoll
About Face | Donna Leon
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Bedtime reading. Venice to fall asleep too. Heaven.💤💤

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emtobiasz
About Face | Donna Leon
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Mehso-so

I was craving a vicarious travel read, so I picked up this series I‘ve sampled before, set in Venice. The Commissario Brunetti books are characters-driven mysteries that focus on capitalism and corruption, which isn‘t really my thing. So I didn‘t love it, but I did recommend it to my dad instead, because he loves character-driven mysteries and reading about capitalism and corruption 🤷‍♀️

Lynnsoprano I really am enjoying this series. 5y
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ooodiga
About Face | Donna Leon
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Black, white and red: my vacation reads so far share the same colour palate - a total, but very satisfying coincidence!

#vacationreads #bookcovermagic #black #red #white #sosatisfying #actuallyautistic

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writerlibrarian
About Face | Donna Leon
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Matthews vs Crosby tonight. Oilers are in Montreal. I'm gonna be finishing About Face tonight. #readingandwatchinghockey

writerlibrarian Puck drop. Leafs open the score. Connor Brown on the left-of the goal. JVR adds another one. 2-0 Leafs. Pens on PP. Bozak puts one in. 3-0 Leafs. Pens are giving out way too much rebounds and are not playing well. Leafs in the 📦 . Leads lead 3-0 after one period. Jarry is out at the start of the 2nd. Pens start the period in the 📦 Pens finally on the board with a little more than 5m to go. Pens on PP at the end of the 2nd. They score. 3-2. 4-2 (edited) 7y
LeahBergen And don‘t forget Flames vs Canucks. 😉 7y
writerlibrarian @LeahBergen Oilers and Hab. Jets are in Tampa. Lots of good hockey tonight. 7y
LeahBergen It‘s Hockey Night in Canada! 🇨🇦 7y
writerlibrarian Leafs scored right at the end of the 2nd putting their lead back to 2 goals. Hornqvist got hot by the puck on the side of the head. He's out. Crosby scores. Matthews got hit weird. Pens started to play right too late. But the last period was exciting. Leafs held on. 4-3. (edited) 7y
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writerlibrarian
About Face | Donna Leon
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Pens' hockey tonight vs NY Islanders. Over 50% of the Brunetti. It's picking up a bit. #readingandwatchinghockey

writerlibrarian Pens start the game with a turn in the 📦 for Malkin. It's now the Isles in the 📦 . Pens PP score. 1-0 after one period. 2nd period is about to start. Deja vu Pens in the 📦 Sid got hit in head by Eberle who scored. It's tied. Pens are back in the box again. (edited) 7y
Karkar I am missing it. I am at an ECHL game tonight. 🏒🏒 7y
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writerlibrarian
About Face | Donna Leon
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Almost half way into my Donna Leon Brunetti mystery. It very slow going story wise. Leafs are back in TO and playing against the 🔥.

writerlibrarian Puck drop. Leafs in the 📦. 🔥 score (edited) 7y
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writerlibrarian
About Face | Donna Leon
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Tonight's game is Pens vs Rangers. Jarry is in the net. Go Pens. #readingandwatchinghockey

writerlibrarian Pens have been on their heels with NY flying. Jarry has been denying them and Pens were opportunistic and they score on a 3 on 2. Sheary scores. 1-0 . Rangers score to tie the game at one. Pens in the 📦 and Schultz back in the locker room. 2nd period opens with a goal by Phil the thrill. And Rangers are going to the 📦. Pens on PP. No goal. NY ties the game at 2. Pens are pushing on PP hit a net with a ding. NY after a penalty score. 3-2 NY (edited) 7y
writerlibrarian 3rd period and no Justin Schultz and Pens are down by one. Pens tie the game on a gaol on PP. NY take back the lead. 4-3. NY wins (edited) 7y
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writerlibrarian
About Face | Donna Leon
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Big Saturday hockey in 🇨🇦 Pens battle the Sabres again. Leafs are in Vancouver, #readingandwatchinghockey

writerlibrarian Puck drop in Pittsburgh. Geno scores. Pens 1-0 Hagelin finally scores a goal. 2-0 Pens. Hornqvist scores 3-0 Pens 5-1 Pens (edited) 7y
writerlibrarian It's 1-0 Canuks. 2-0 Vancouver Leafs finally score with less than 3 m to go (edited) 7y
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writerlibrarian
About Face | Donna Leon
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Need to get going with the Holiday lights. I have them. I did shovel the snow yesterday. Hence this is my job for this afternoon. #view #seasonsreadings2017 but I much rather stay inside and read. Donna Leon is part of my Litsy A to Z challenge.

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Elisa
About Face | Donna Leon
Bailedbailed

Is death by boredom a thing? I even had to break my self-imposed "give it a chance" 50-page minimum because Geez ???

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Elisa
About Face | Donna Leon
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Started a new thriller. It's set in Venice, which means I get to follow the progress with my city map —because in addition to being a passionate reader and traveler, I am also a complete dork 🤓🌍📖

TrishB Love that 😀 8y
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