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About the author
This was Donna Leon's 12th crime novel. Of these five including this one, have focused on Commissario Brunetti as the books main character.
The book is set in Venice and is it very clear this is a place the author knows a lot about and has a respect and knowledge for.
She has won the CWA Macallan Silver Dagger for Fiction for 'Friends in High Places'.
The Story
An old and highly unpopular lady Maria Battestini is found murdered in her flat. The prime suspect for this is her Romanian Maid. Who is found on a train bound for her home land. She tries to escape but is killed by an oncoming train. The Police believe this unaccountable departure, together with forged papers and a large amount of cash prove her guilt.
The head of the investigation Lieutenant Scarpa believes the case is solved and no further ...
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I am now a real fan of Donna Hay's book and when I saw this one in a charity shop for the bargain price of 50 pence, I decided I would grab it and have a go. I have loved the 2 previous Donna Hay books I have read so I expected that I would like this one too, and luckily for me, Hay did not disappoint, with her realistic and fun story-telling style!
A quick bit about the author for those of you who haven't heard of her, and I am sure there are a few of you! Donna Hay is the author of 7 books, and Some Kind Of Hero is her 4th book. She has won critical acclaim for most of her novels, and her debut novel called Waiting In The Wings won the Romantic Novelists Association's New Writer of the Year award.
Ok, now back to this novel. Some Kind of Hero follows the lives of 2 people living in the same town, and living very similar lives ...
