Donna Leon's eighth Guido Brunetti novel is Fatal Remedies, and it hews to the major lines of a Brunetti book, with its fine Venetian atmosphere, its continued exploration of family life in modern Italy, and of course its ability to tell an exciting, page-turning story.
Particular elements that stand out from this book include Paola's adventures in political protest, Signorina Elletra's game of Buzzword Bingo, and a rather opaque plot about organized crime trafficking in the smuggling of prescription medications.
Certainly good, but not strongly compelling in the way of some of Leon's others.
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