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Willful Behavior

A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery

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Willful Behavior

By: Donna Leon
Narrated by: Steven Crossley
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From acclaimed author Donna Leon, Commissario Guido Brunetti dredges up dark secrets from Italy’s anti-Semitic past in his captivating eleventh case.

Mystery lovers everywhere are addicted to Donna Leon’s ever-honorable Commissario Guido Brunetti and her portrayal of Venice’s beautiful but sinister byways and canals. In Willful Behavior, Brunetti is approached for a favor by one of his wife’s students. Intelligent and serious, Claudia Leonardo asks for his help in obtaining a pardon for a crime once committed by her now-dead grandfather. Brunetti thinks little of it—until Claudia is found dead. Soon, another corpse and an extraordinary art collection lead Brunetti to long-buried secrets of Nazi collaboration and the exploitation of Italian Jews—secrets few in Italy want revealed. Hard-Boiled International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedurals Suspense Thriller & Suspense Italy
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Probably the book “reads” better in hard copy than an audiobook; I got distracted by the male narrator’s efforts to mimic female voices, which drove the plot. His interpretation of Paola, especially, came off rude and snarky. The other female characters didn’t fare much better. Also wasn’t much into World War II stolen artwork, but this was published in 2002 and relevant a generation ago…

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I couldn’t really enjoy the book because of the narrator. Love David Colacci and hope he will continue to perform Donna Leon’s future books!

The narrator’s accent

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Always enjoy Donna Leon’s Inspector Brunetti. This was more of a short story, than novel

The reader, British

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I love Leon's writing. It really is first class. Unfortunarely,I like David Colacci's performances much better.

pacing and cultural insight

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Basic Italian pronunciation of chi vs ci.
Chiara is pronounce “kee ara” not “chee ara” this drove me nuts throughout the reading. Any first semester student oh Italian language knows this… in addition, this version is all in a British accent, making it hard for me to envision the story in Venice, rather than London. I return to my paperback.

In correct pronunciation of Chiara is so irritating

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