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Falling in Love

By: Donna Leon
Narrated by: David Rintoul
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In Death at La Fenice, Donna Leon’s first novel in the Commissario Brunetti series, readers were introduced to the glamorous and cut-throat world of opera and to one of Italy’s finest living sopranos, Flavia Petrelli, then a suspect in the poisoning of a renowned German conductor.

Now, many years after Brunetti cleared her name, Flavia has returned to the illustrious La Fenice to sing the lead in Tosca. As an opera superstar, Flavia is well acquainted with attention from adoring fans and aspiring singers.

But when one anonymous admirer inundates her with bouquets of yellow roses - onstage, in her dressing room, and even inside her locked apartment - it becomes clear that this fan has become a potentially dangerous stalker. Distraught, Flavia turns to an old friend for help. Familiar with Flavia’s melodramatic temperament, Commissario Brunetti is at first unperturbed by her story, but when another young opera singer is attacked he begins to think Flavia’s fears may be justified. In order to keep his friend out of danger, Brunetti must enter the psyche of an obsessive fan and find the culprit before anyone comes to harm.

©2015 Donna Leon and Diogenes Verlag AG, Zurich (P)2015 Random House Audiobooks Cosy Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedural Thriller & Suspense Fiction Thriller Crime Suspense Italy Opera
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Well read, quite interesting the characterisation faultless good to listen to when needing ro recuperate

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A slight story told with skill and narrated overly dramatically. It's time for Brunetti to retire, I've enjoyed his company but it's all a little dull now.

Style over substance

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A clever story round the dangers of overly possessive fans of Opera stars. It was suspenseful to the very last moment but the real brilliance of the whole series is the creation of a Venetian crime drama with as much care for the details of the hero’s very sane family, daily relationships with colleagues and particularly the details of life in Venice in both its beauty and corruption. Both clever and entertaining. As ever excellently narrated but David Rintoul.

operatic in every sense

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I felt it rambled on for the first 3 chapters...lost my interest....too much detail about opera

Very disappointing

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