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A Question of BeliefBy Donna Leon,

Atlantic Monthly Press,

288 pages, $30

There are a bare handful of mystery authors who can maintain quality over 19 books. There are even fewer who can claim the latest works are some of their best. A Question of Belief puts Donna Leon in that category. It is a stunning novel, the best of this brilliant series, with a twist at the end that will leave even the most sophisticated reader gasping.
As all fans know, the setting is Venice. It’s August and wiltingly hot. Commissario Guido Brunetti is fed up with the heat, the tourists, and the Venetian police bureaucracy. It’s time for him to head for a mountain holiday, complete with down comforters, exquisite meals and time to catch up on his beloved reading of history.

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