Uniform Justice

By Donna Leon | Publisher: Random House

About the book

'Complex and thought-provoking and lingers in the mind' Sunday Times

Neither Commissario Brunetti nor his wife Paola have ever had much sympathy for the Italian armed forces, so when a young cadet is found hanged, at Venice's elite military academy, Brunetti's emotions are complex: pity and sorrow at the death of a boy close in age to his own son, and contempt and irritation for the arrogance and high-handedness of the boy's teachers and fellow students.

The young man is the son of an ex-politician, a man of an impeccable integrity all too rare in Italian politics. But as Brunetti - and the indispensable Signorina Elettra - investigate further, no one seems willing to talk. Is this the natural reluctance of Italians to involve themselves with the authorities, or is Brunetti facing a conspiracy of silence?

'Silken prose and considerable charm . . . an unlovely story set in the loveliest of cities' Washington Post

Editions of Uniform Justice

Paperback
ISBN 9780099536659
EBook
ISBN 9781407070674

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'Complex and thought-provoking and lingers in the mind' Sunday Times

Neither Commissario Brunetti nor his wife Paola have ever had much sympathy for the Italian armed forces, so when a young cadet is found hanged, at Venice's elite military academy, Brunetti's emotions are complex: pity and sorrow at the death of a boy close in age to his own son, and contempt and irritation for the arrogance and high-handedness of the boy's teachers and fellow students.

The young man is the son of an ex-politician, a man of an impeccable integrity all too rare in Italian politics. But as Brunetti - and the indispensable Signorina Elettra - investigate further, no one seems willing to talk. Is this the natural reluctance of Italians to involve themselves with the authorities, or is Brunetti facing a conspiracy of silence?

'Silken prose and considerable charm . . . an unlovely story set in the loveliest of cities' Washington Post

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'Complex and thought-provoking and lingers in the mind' Sunday Times

Neither Commissario Brunetti nor his wife Paola have ever had much sympathy for the Italian armed forces, so when a young cadet is found hanged, at Venice's elite military academy, Brunetti's emotions are complex: pity and sorrow at the death of a boy close in age to his own son, and contempt and irritation for the arrogance and high-handedness of the boy's teachers and fellow students.

The young man is the son of an ex-politician, a man of an impeccable integrity all too rare in Italian politics. But as Brunetti - and the indispensable Signorina Elettra - investigate further, no one seems willing to talk. Is this the natural reluctance of Italians to involve themselves with the authorities, or is Brunetti facing a conspiracy of silence?

'Silken prose and considerable charm . . . an unlovely story set in the loveliest of cities' Washington Post

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Uniform Justice?

Fiction > Crime and / or mystery fiction > Crime and mystery: police procedural

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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Uniform Justice?

Donna Leon

Who is the Publisher of the book Uniform Justice?

Random House

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Uniform Justice is available as paperback(ISBN 9780099536659) and ebook(ISBN 9781407070674)

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