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Jun 06, 2018KKHannegan rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
I have been a total fan of Donna Leon's Brunetti series.....until now! This newest book was UNFINISHED. She abruptly ends the book without fleshing out the original reason for the mystery. What about the strange behavior of the teenage son? What about the condition of the victim? What about the drug angle? Loose ends all around. Seems this should be Part One of a two part book....or just a short story. I've noticed this with another of Leon's books....abrupt ending with unsatisfactory conclusion...or no conclusion. Seems to me that she was required to finish another book by her publisher and dashed this off. Disappointing. "By Its Cover" was another Leon mystery that did the same thing: abrupt unfinished ending; weak reason for a mystery; lack of character building. I got the same shock of "What happened?!" Her other work has been so rich and full....but she's had two flops. Sigh.