Transient Desires
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Summary
In his many years as a Commissario， Guido Brunetti has seen all manner of crime and known intuitively how to navigate the various pathways in his native Venice to discover the person responsible。 Now， in the thirtieth novel in Donna Leon's masterful series， he faces a heinous crime committed outside his jurisdiction。 He is drawn in innocently enough- two young American women have been badly injured in a boating accident， joy riding in the Laguna with two young Italians。 However， Brunetti's curiosity is aroused by the behaviour of the young men， who abandoned the victims after taking them to the hospital。 If the injuries were the result of an accident， why did they want to avoid association with it？
As Brunetti and his colleague， Claudia Griffoni， investigate the incident， they discover that one of the young men works for a man rumoured to be involved in more sinister night-time activities in the Laguna。 To get to the bottom of what proves to be a gut-wrenching case， Brunetti needs to enlist the help of both the Carabinieri and the Guardia di Costiera。 Determining how much trust he and Griffoni can put in these unfamiliar colleagues adds to the difficulty of solving a peculiarly horrible crime whose perpetrators are technologically brilliant and ruthlessly organised。
Donna Leon's thirtieth Brunetti novel is as powerful as any she has written， testing Brunetti to his limits， forcing him to listen very carefully for the truth。
As Brunetti and his colleague， Claudia Griffoni， investigate the incident， they discover that one of the young men works for a man rumoured to be involved in more sinister night-time activities in the Laguna。 To get to the bottom of what proves to be a gut-wrenching case， Brunetti needs to enlist the help of both the Carabinieri and the Guardia di Costiera。 Determining how much trust he and Griffoni can put in these unfamiliar colleagues adds to the difficulty of solving a peculiarly horrible crime whose perpetrators are technologically brilliant and ruthlessly organised。
Donna Leon's thirtieth Brunetti novel is as powerful as any she has written， testing Brunetti to his limits， forcing him to listen very carefully for the truth。
Reviews
Nancy B
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A mixed result。What's good about this book？ The way Guido engages Commisario Griffoni as his colleague， and how she uses her being from Naples to suss out both a member of the carabinieri they have to work with and Guido's prejudice about people from the south。 Also， Guido's gradually changing sense of himself in relation to his children and their generation as they all get older。What's less good？ A sense of tiredness with the corruption in Italy and how so many of the cases Donna Leon creates a A mixed result。What's good about this book？ The way Guido engages Commisario Griffoni as his colleague， and how she uses her being from Naples to suss out both a member of the carabinieri they have to work with and Guido's prejudice about people from the south。 Also， Guido's gradually changing sense of himself in relation to his children and their generation as they all get older。What's less good？ A sense of tiredness with the corruption in Italy and how so many of the cases Donna Leon creates are complaints against them。 I get that these issues are real， but the inevitable linkage of Venice crime to large scale fraud， ecological damage， human trafficking gets repetitive。 。。。more
Vontel
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What a dramatic story and ending， even if it had been telegraphed earlier！ So many current & timely issues are included in this book， I think one of her better recent ones。
Larry
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The thirtieth book in the Commissario （DCI？） Brunetti series has all of the pleasant elements of the twenty-nine before， plus a touch of humor。 The aftermath of a crime that is captured on a hospital emergency room"s security cameras leads to an even more serious set of crimes， and Brunetti is able to call upon the skills and connections of another commissary who hails from Naples and knows a Coast Guard captain with a professional interest in human smuggling。 As before， the Venetian setting is The thirtieth book in the Commissario （DCI？） Brunetti series has all of the pleasant elements of the twenty-nine before， plus a touch of humor。 The aftermath of a crime that is captured on a hospital emergency room"s security cameras leads to an even more serious set of crimes， and Brunetti is able to call upon the skills and connections of another commissary who hails from Naples and knows a Coast Guard captain with a professional interest in human smuggling。 As before， the Venetian setting is simpatico， Brunetti's family is attractive， and Signorina Elletra， the canny personal assistant to Brunetti's really stupid boss， has some administrative tricks at her disposal。 。。。more
Wm Hardy
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Another masterpiece。 The author gets better and better。 This is #30 in the series。 Humane， well developed characters， clever plot lines。
BOOKLOVER EB
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Donna Leon's "Transient Desires" is a leisurely-paced， character-driven novel with a fairly straightforward plot。 In the middle of the night， two unidentified men moor a boat near a hospital in Venice， where they leave two unconscious women on the dock。 The men quickly sail away rather than identifying themselves and telling the doctors exactly what happened。 Meanwhile， Commissario di Polizia Guido Brunetti is enjoying a comfortable lifestyle。 When he oversleeps， he shows up late at the Questura Donna Leon's "Transient Desires" is a leisurely-paced， character-driven novel with a fairly straightforward plot。 In the middle of the night， two unidentified men moor a boat near a hospital in Venice， where they leave two unconscious women on the dock。 The men quickly sail away rather than identifying themselves and telling the doctors exactly what happened。 Meanwhile， Commissario di Polizia Guido Brunetti is enjoying a comfortable lifestyle。 When he oversleeps， he shows up late at the Questura （the police headquarters where he is based）; he enjoys tasty meals at restaurants or at home; and he is happy to assign tasks to the brilliant Signorina Elletra Zorzi， a fashionable and vivacious computer whiz who is a genius at digging up facts online。 Guido is an erudite man who has excellent communication skills， a wide-ranging knowledge of the law， and deep insight into human nature。 In addition， he is a superb listener who is adept at prying the truth out of recalcitrant witnesses。 He makes good use of his large network of contacts whom he can call upon to provide the information that he needs to solve difficult cases。 In addition， Guido would be the first to admit that he is lucky to be married to Paola， a brilliant and charming university lecturer as well as a devoted wife and mother。The author paints an intriguing and evocative portrait of Venice， a scenic city that may be in decline， thanks to tourism， governmental corruption， climate change， and pollution。 For all of its flaws， Venice is Guido's beloved birthplace。 He loves strolling around and taking in the sights that bring him so much pleasure。 Along with the savvy and quick-witted Commissario Claudia Griffoni， who plays a central role in this mystery， Guido is on the trail of a criminal mastermind who may be involved in nefarious activities。 With the cooperation of the coast guard chief and others， Guido and Claudia come up with a plan to bring the villain to justice。 "Transient Desires" is an entertaining and colorful tale in which Guido and Claudia join forces with their colleagues to take down a clever， venal， and power-hungry individual who exploits helpless and vulnerable individuals。 。。。more
Judie
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Two young women were found on the dock outside a Venetian hospital in the middle of the night by someone stepping out to smoke a cigarette。 They were unconscious and badly injured， one with a broken arm and the other with severe facial injuries。tWith the use of security tapes， the Commissario Guido Brunetti and his team， especially his colleague Claudia Griffoni， were able to identify the two men who left them there and， later， the two women。tThe fact that they fled the scene made the men target Two young women were found on the dock outside a Venetian hospital in the middle of the night by someone stepping out to smoke a cigarette。 They were unconscious and badly injured， one with a broken arm and the other with severe facial injuries。tWith the use of security tapes， the Commissario Guido Brunetti and his team， especially his colleague Claudia Griffoni， were able to identify the two men who left them there and， later， the two women。tThe fact that they fled the scene made the men targets of an investigation。 One was a young lawyer; the second the nephew of a very wealthy warehouse and shipping company owner with a questionable reputation。tThe incident occurred outside Guido’s turf so he teamed up with officials from other departments to investigate。 tTheir work turns up a horrific crime， one that is ongoing， and they work to resolve it， not knowing who they can trust for information。tTRANSIENT DESIRES， like the 29 previous Donna Leon Brunetti mysteries， is well-written and has an intricate， but plausible plot。 There is interesting discussion about the reading and teaching of Paula Brunetti， Guido’s wife， as well as Venetian newspapers and politics。 The various Italian accents， mentioned frequently in the books as a way to classify people， proves very handy。tThe ending left me wanting another chapter to learn what happened to some of the characters。tI lowered my rating by one star because of too many unnecessarily short chapters。 。。。more
Kathleen
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It is always a pleasure to return to Venice and Guido but not always a satisfying experience。 The descriptions of food have always been a highlight of this series for me and this volume fell short there。 Hardly any mystery and an abrupt ending。
Sandy Zaro
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I have read every book of the Brunetti series and was loking forward to this one （30th） The book was - as usual excellent EXCEPT。。。。。。。。。。 as I reached the end of the book I was really disappointed。 I wanted to know what happened next- The story just stopped period - I feel there should have been one more chapter or an epilogue to finish the book and that is why I only gave it 3 stars。
Marie
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what an unsatisfying conclusion！
Aniruddha M
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Commissario Guido Brunetti is called upon to investigate the abandonment of two young American women， heavily injured， at the door of a Venice Hospital。 Two young men just leave them there and escape！On deeper inspection， however， Guido finds a far more sinister crime happening in the background。。。 Please read my detailed review from the link here https://rb。gy/sbhtnmDo read， like or comment 🙏#donnaleon #transientdesires #guidobenetti #venice #policethriller #crime #thrillernovel #thrilling #mys Commissario Guido Brunetti is called upon to investigate the abandonment of two young American women， heavily injured， at the door of a Venice Hospital。 Two young men just leave them there and escape！On deeper inspection， however， Guido finds a far more sinister crime happening in the background。。。 Please read my detailed review from the link here https://rb。gy/sbhtnmDo read， like or comment 🙏#donnaleon #transientdesires #guidobenetti #venice #policethriller #crime #thrillernovel #thrilling #mysterious #bookfan #bookreviewer #bookworm 。。。more
Alfred J Martinsen
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A moment or two of diversion 。 。 。 The weakest Donna Leon/Brunetti novel in the entire series。 The story did not really have teeth until the final chapter。 Disappointing！
Sally
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Another thoughtful and sad Commissario Brunetti novel。 Venice is still a central character， lovely， beguiling， and often corrupt。 In this one two college-age women take a boat ride with two young Italian men and there is an accident。 In investigating this， Brunetti discovers that one of the young men is involved in human trafficking because of his powerful and abusive uncle。 The details are horrifying and Brunetti feels morally compelled to try and put a stop to it， working with the Italian Coas Another thoughtful and sad Commissario Brunetti novel。 Venice is still a central character， lovely， beguiling， and often corrupt。 In this one two college-age women take a boat ride with two young Italian men and there is an accident。 In investigating this， Brunetti discovers that one of the young men is involved in human trafficking because of his powerful and abusive uncle。 The details are horrifying and Brunetti feels morally compelled to try and put a stop to it， working with the Italian Coast Guard and the young man’s lover in a daring capture of the traffickers and the African women they have bought。 。。。more
Rhonda
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wow， Guido does it again。 I love this series。
Maria
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The latest （#30！） Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery begins with an event that takes a complete twist in the story that demonstrates things are definitely not what they seem and first impressions are not accurate。 As in several of her more recent books， Leon explores social issues including the environment and here， human trafficking。 She also makes humorous （and true） observations about Americans and tourists; I just read that Venice successfully banned large cruise ships from their lagoon， aft The latest （#30！） Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery begins with an event that takes a complete twist in the story that demonstrates things are definitely not what they seem and first impressions are not accurate。 As in several of her more recent books， Leon explores social issues including the environment and here， human trafficking。 She also makes humorous （and true） observations about Americans and tourists; I just read that Venice successfully banned large cruise ships from their lagoon， after many years of protest。 And though tourism is damaging Venice， Leon's books make me want to visit someday。 I doubt that will happen but these books are a definite love letter to this ancient and fascinating city。 。。。more
Susan Webb
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Very good， sensitive， about human trafficking， immigration， and human values， with the wonderful， philosophical Commissario Brunetti。 Ending was a little abrupt though。
Kathie
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Love， love each and every one of her books。。。。。。。。this one， again was charming， interesting & different from all the others。
Beth
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Beautiful book， bizarre ending。 Not happy with that。
Terese
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This is the thirtieth title in Donna Leon's Commissario Brunetti series， all of which i have read。 I visited Venice for the first time in early March 2020; but I felt like I knew it so well because Venice is as much a character in the series as Brunetti， his family and colleagues。 And yes， I went on a self-guided tour of some of the of the key landmarks。 So， with this visit still fresh I was thrilled to receive a review copy from the publisher and NetGalley。 It did not disappoint！This is one of This is the thirtieth title in Donna Leon's Commissario Brunetti series， all of which i have read。 I visited Venice for the first time in early March 2020; but I felt like I knew it so well because Venice is as much a character in the series as Brunetti， his family and colleagues。 And yes， I went on a self-guided tour of some of the of the key landmarks。 So， with this visit still fresh I was thrilled to receive a review copy from the publisher and NetGalley。 It did not disappoint！This is one of the 'quieter' instalments in the series - for a long time the reader is not really sure what the crime is。 Brunetti and Claudia Griffoni are perplexed by the discovery of two badly injured young women on the dock of the city hospital。 The contrasting of their Venetian and Neapolitan cultures was a fascinating backdrop to the investigation。 As the dreadful truth emerges， the finale is both dramatic and shocking。 It ended so abruptly， I initially wondered if there were some pages missing！ I hope this means there is another instalment in the wings！ Recommended - a 3。5 star read 。。。more
Janie
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Wonderfully descriptive mystery set in Venice in a series of 30。 The characters have progressed quite well through the years。 I look forward to her next one。
Catherine Wojtkun
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Donna Leon， throughout her 30 books of Commassario Brunetti， develops the character strongly， and shows his flaws， as well。 Each character in this series becomes more vivid with her careful analysis and description of the events--and makes one want to read the next book in the series immediately。 Her personal life in Venice clearly shows great knowledge of that city and its people and its culture and its politics。。。。。I am hoping that Ms Leon will soon publish #31。 In his many years as a commissa Donna Leon， throughout her 30 books of Commassario Brunetti， develops the character strongly， and shows his flaws， as well。 Each character in this series becomes more vivid with her careful analysis and description of the events--and makes one want to read the next book in the series immediately。 Her personal life in Venice clearly shows great knowledge of that city and its people and its culture and its politics。。。。。I am hoping that Ms Leon will soon publish #31。 In his many years as a commissario， Guido Brunetti has seen all manner of crime and known intuitively how to navigate the various pathways in his native city， Venice， to discover the person responsible。 Now， in Transient Desires， the thirtieth novel in Donna Leon’s masterful series， he faces a heinous crime committed outside his jurisdiction。 He is drawn in innocently enough: two young American women have been badly injured in a boating accident， joy riding in the Laguna with two young Italians。 However， Brunetti’s curiosity is aroused by the behavior of the young men， who abandoned the victims after taking them to the hospital。 If the injuries were the result of an accident， why did they want to avoid association with it？As Brunetti and his colleague， Claudia Griffoni， investigate the incident， they discover that one of the young men works for a man rumored to be involved in more sinister nighttime activities in the Laguna。 To get to the bottom of what proves to be a gut-wrenching case， Brunetti needs to enlist the help of both the Carabinieri and the Guardia di Costiera。 Determining how much trust he and Griffoni can put in these unfamiliar colleagues adds to the difficulty of solving a peculiarly horrible crime whose perpetrators are technologically brilliant and ruthlessly organized。Donna Leon’s Transient Desires is as powerful as any novel she has written， testing Brunetti to his limits and forcing him to listen very carefully for the truth 。。。more
Larry Fontenot
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Guido is one of my favorite characters and his Venice is interesting and multi-faceted。 After all these books， perhaps Brunetti is wearing out not only some readers out， but maybe himself。 The plot is good， the interaction among the characters is nicely written。 But the crimes are wearing on Brunetti and when， near the end， Paola asks him what other careers he might contemplate if his current responsibilities are bothering him， Guido says， "I'd like to live in the country and work the land。" The Guido is one of my favorite characters and his Venice is interesting and multi-faceted。 After all these books， perhaps Brunetti is wearing out not only some readers out， but maybe himself。 The plot is good， the interaction among the characters is nicely written。 But the crimes are wearing on Brunetti and when， near the end， Paola asks him what other careers he might contemplate if his current responsibilities are bothering him， Guido says， "I'd like to live in the country and work the land。" The answer is dumbfounding to Paola， and the title of the book might be the essence of his reply。 But something is building up in Brunetti， and his violent actions at the end of the book can be nothing more than increasingly unsettling to this sensitive， contemplative detective。 。。。more
Cass
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The world of Donna Leon has a large cast of characters， several recurring themes， deep personal， family and social history， and intense sensory detail。 This， the 30th in the series， is as rich， sad and believable as any of them。 Fabulous。
Mrs Janet S Howard
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Transient DesiresTransient desiresDonna Leon has a command of language and opinions that mean she is difficult to put down。 She builds up her narrative but leaves the final chapters to the reader。 As much as the the story line I like the local picture she paints。you learn of custom and culture
Jaclyn
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A rather bleak instalment to the Brunetti series， though admittedly that may be partly due to broader pandemic year mood。 Like other Brunetti books， this takes a somewhat minor mystery （who left two female American tourists with serious injuries at an island hospital？） and turns it into a treatise on social ills， including corruption amongst the wealthy and powerful， sex trafficking， and homophobia， among others。 Venice and the various subcultures again feature heavily， and there's a wonderful m A rather bleak instalment to the Brunetti series， though admittedly that may be partly due to broader pandemic year mood。 Like other Brunetti books， this takes a somewhat minor mystery （who left two female American tourists with serious injuries at an island hospital？） and turns it into a treatise on social ills， including corruption amongst the wealthy and powerful， sex trafficking， and homophobia， among others。 Venice and the various subcultures again feature heavily， and there's a wonderful moment when a senior detective slips into her childhood accent to disarm a suspect， and then calls Brunetti out for his own knee-jerk prejudices at the accent。 （Brunetti， loveable and sophisticated as he is， admits his fault。）It's been a while since I've read a Brunetti book， and I think part of my feeling of bleakness can be due to Guido， Paola， and the kids all getting older。 In past books， Brunetti's family provided a welcome dose of light and love amongst the mess Brunetti deals with daily， but while they do the same here， they've also been touched by the mess of the world。 Daughter Chiara is a bit of a self-righteous teen， who puts a downer on family mealtime by complaining about the seafood on the menu。 Later， she says her school treats her and her classmates like slaves for not letting them use their phones in class。 Brunetti rightly calls her out， and she gives a clever response that nonetheless acknowledges his point， but it's a rather somber tone on what I remember as joyful family time。In one scene， Paola asks Brunetti how he can stand to do his job。 He admits it's all he's qualified for， and when they chat about retirement plans， he shares his dream of a quiet life in the country， which surprises his wife。 It's a brief moment， and a lovely respite from the violence of the case， but it does convey a sense of Guido's weariness with his job。 This is an older Guido than I remember， weighed down by years of difficult work。 The mystery itself ends rather abruptly and with a burst of violence， and the final line implies it will add to the heaviness already on Guido's shoulders。It's a beautiful， atmospheric read， a bit slow at times， but， as Leon's readers have come to expect， full of heart and vibrant with Venice。 It's just a bit heavier than I expected， and I don't know if that's due to the pandemic year， or to the story。 。。。more
Q
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Whoa！ I was surprised at one point in this book 。 Have never been surprised before reading a Donna Leon book throughout the series。 Change is in the air。 This is her 30th book。 In case you are wondering it’s still I’m not sure this is a fair review - if I could have read the book I may have rated it differently。 My eyes are giving me problems again so I listened to it on audiobook。 And one of the 3 narrators （for the elder character Elizabeth） was incongruent for me with the character。 You know Whoa！ I was surprised at one point in this book 。 Have never been surprised before reading a Donna Leon book throughout the series。 Change is in the air。 This is her 30th book。 In case you are wondering it’s still I’m not sure this is a fair review - if I could have read the book I may have rated it differently。 My eyes are giving me problems again so I listened to it on audiobook。 And one of the 3 narrators （for the elder character Elizabeth） was incongruent for me with the character。 You know how ones imagination comes in when you read a book and takes the author’s words and creates a character in your mind。 What I saw and felt from the words and what that narrator tried to create didn’t jibe。 It wasn’t a smooth read for me for the first half。 There is a good story here; I’ll tell you a little about it。 The novel is set in northern Ontario （a days ride from Toronto） in the small town of Solace that is bitter cold in winter and touristy in the summer。 In the fall roofs are repaired and in winter people remodel their kitchens according to a local roofer/repairer。 People in town are pretty friendly for the most part。 The police officer and roofer have busy lives yet family is at the center。 There is a small subscription library in town。 The librarian makes ice cream with lots of cream and makes their own maple syrup that she sells to tourists。 There is only one restruant open in town and it sells only burgers。 Turns out the cook is Chinese but the owner won’t let him cook his craft so instead he makes a huge variety of pies。 The blueberries are local， wild and sweet。 It’s off season throughout the book and low key。 Reminds me in ways of small towns in Northern Maine and NH I knew and loved when young。 The book is written so that we hear from Elizabeth first， then Liam and then Clara。 It’s always in the same rotation throughout the book。 They are all interconnected through Elizabeth and their lives affect each other and yet each has their own separate path。 Elizabeth reconciling her past - making amends。 Her heart is weak and not much time left。 Liam is haunted by things his ex-wife said and trying to move on。 And Clara is taking care of Elizabeth’s cat Moses while she’s in the hospital and later her sister goes missing。 Through Elizabeth’s story we learn how deeply she loved her husband who is now deceased。 She was a kindergarten teacher for 10 years but had to retire because she had many miscarriages and postpartum depressions and etceteras （meaning that I don’t want to offer spoils）。 But it’s the etceteras that include Liam and brought her shame。 Liam is in his late 30’s and unhappy。 He lived in Toronto。 He quit his job as an accountant there cause he couldn’t stand it any more。 He is in the process of getting divorced around the same time Elizabeth gave him her house as a gift。 He heads to Solace to check out the place and see what is needed to be done before he sells it and moves on。 He also hopes to figure out what to do with his life。 He get to know a few of the other characters well。 And accepted into the community。 He was starting to feel like his Toronto life was yesterday - that he had moved on。 And then he had a not really wanted visitor。 Growing up his family had lived next door to Elizabeth and her husband when he was 4。 Elizabeth took care of him a lot when his mother was “overwhelmed” with 2 sets of girl twins all quite young。 They created a nice bond。 Clara is 8 years old。 She’s endearing。 She is Elizabeth’s neighbor。 She is ardently taking care of Elizabeth’s cat Moses who she adores。 Clara’s very responsible and an independent thinker; stubborn and smart too。 She is a great character。 To me she is what brings the book alive。 She has an older sister Rose who is a teenager。 And they are very close。 Rose doesn’t get along with her mother。 Their dad is a teacher and reconciler。 When Rose leaves and then goes missing the family is in chaos and Clara is pretty much left on her own。 Though she still has Moses （who lives at Liam’s/Elizabeth’s house）！ Clara draws Liam more fully into the story。 We get to know the characters in a slow （though well paced） unfolding。 The author does a good build。 There weren’t any big surprises for me here。 And that was nice for a change。 Our 3 main characters and even Moses the cat had significant shifts in their lives and that was what was at the heart of book。 And the book did have heart。 set in Venice， though Venice is having major flooding from climate change。 And as a result tourist visits are way down and the city is quite empty。 The impact of this on the city and other issues that were raised reminded me how massive and universal economic and climate problems are now throught the globe。 The great cast of characters is still here。 Vice-Questore Giuseppe Patta and Signorina Elettra have less time in this story。 I do miss them。 Patta’s role has gotten pretty old as of late but the upper echelon in Venice society still exists and so he is needed。 Commisarrio Claudia Griffoni is pretty savvy finding info online now but Signrina Electra still hasn’t taught her all her secret ways to get into other agencies data。 Claudia and Commisario Brunetti have teamed up again in this novel。 We spend a lot of time with them both in Transient。 They are a great duo together。 This is the biggest character change in the series。 Claudia is originally from Naples and Brunetti has some biases about people from there （along with Sicily）。 She calls him on it。 Which makes this contemporary。 In fact this is the most contemporary book of hers。 It talks about human trafficking as a new form of slavery。 Gay love is handled with tenderness。 Brunetti is still teaching his daughter about ethics and rhetoric over delicious meals。 I always enjoy that part。 Paula， Brunetti’s wife is still reading Henry James and Brunetti ancient classics。 Brunette’s fathering skills come into play in the novel。 In fact they are critical to the success of solving this crime。 Two young women are in the hospital after a voyage at night on a boat with 2 young men。 Brunetti and Claudia join with local Admiralty in solving this crime。 Claudia’s Naples roots play an important role。 Since this is Venice with all the canals and lagoons a good bit of time is spent on or by the water。 I and Brunetti learned a thing or two about the latest naval technology。 And human tracking- human slavery is still heinous。 A job well done by cast and writer。 。。。more
Sherry Brown
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This is the first book I read in this series and I will definitely be looking into reading the other books！ I was not disappointed！ I throughly enjoyed this book！ Very very good！！！！
Kathleen
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Love this series and character， but recently the stories seemed to go a bit off course with lesser emphasis on the policing/mystery。 Leon is back on target for this story， and continues to weave in the social troubles of the world in an interesting and engaging way。
Virginia
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donna Leon never disappoints！ May she keep on writing for years to come。 Another great Brunetti mystery！
Poetreehugger
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It’s amazing， and a little miraculous， how words on a page are able to build up suspense to the point of breathlessness on the part of the reader。 And a sigh of relaxing when the drama is brought to a satisfying end。 This author does that words。I tried to make the book last but it’s just so hard to put it down if it’s written by Donna Leon。
viemag
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Transient Desires by Donna Leon is the thirtieth installment of her Inspector Brunetti series。 This story finds Brunetti along with his colleague Griffoni trying to solve the case of two American girls who were dropped off at the loading dock of a hospital in Venice。 One girl remains unconscious and the other is hurt but can't really remember what has happened。 The two investigators follow the leads and find themselves working with a member of Italy's Coast Guard because the case turns out to be Transient Desires by Donna Leon is the thirtieth installment of her Inspector Brunetti series。 This story finds Brunetti along with his colleague Griffoni trying to solve the case of two American girls who were dropped off at the loading dock of a hospital in Venice。 One girl remains unconscious and the other is hurt but can't really remember what has happened。 The two investigators follow the leads and find themselves working with a member of Italy's Coast Guard because the case turns out to be much bigger then they at first thought。 I enjoyed the story and of course the strong sense of place in the book。 The books always make me want to go and visit Venice。 In this book readers also learn more about Italy's distinct population areas and the prejudice that one part of Italy feels for another。 e。g。 Venice vs。 Naples。 The further I get into this series the more corrupt Italy and Venice appears to be。 Brunetti's family always brings some lightness to the story but I missed Signorina Elettra who makes only small appearances in the novel。 。。。more
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