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Donna Leon, author of Earthly Remains: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery

During an interrogation of an entitled, arrogant man suspected of giving drugs to a young girl who then died, Commissario Guido Brunetti acts rashly, doing something he will quickly come to regret. In the fallout, he realizes that he needs to get away from the stifling problems of his work. When Brunetti is granted leave from the Questura, his wife, Paola, suggests he stay at the villa of a relative on Sant’Erasmo. The recuperative stay goes according to plan until Davide Casati, the caretaker of the house on Sant’Erasmo, goes missing following a sudden storm.

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Week of March 19, 2018

Paperback releases for the week of March 19th include END GAME by David Baldacci, which marks the return of CIA assassins Will Robie and Jessica Reel, who are sent to investigate the disappearance of their handler, code-named Blue Man --- and find themselves up against an adversary with superior firepower and a home-court advantage; THE CONFESSIONS OF YOUNG NERO, Margaret George's novel about Emperor Nero, one of the most notorious and misunderstood figures in history, and his ruthless ascension to the throne; and THE DEVIL AND WEBSTER, a twisty novel from Jean Hanff Korelitz about a college president, a baffling student protest, and some of the most hot-button issues on today's college campuses.

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