Drawing Conclusions

By: Donna Leon

Narrated by: Andrew Sachs

A young woman returns from holiday to find her elderly neighbour dead on the floor. A heart attack seems the likely cause, but Commissario Brunetti is not so sure and decides to take a closer look. Soon he discovers that she was part of an organization that cares for abused women and that her apartment was a safe-house.

Convinced that this is the lead he has been looking for, Brunetti begins his search for answers. But as he sets out to discover the truth behind her death, he is drawn into a decades-old story of lies and deceit that has blighted love and ruined lives - and has claimed this innocent woman as its newest victim. Brunetti's investigation takes him deep into the dark heart of his beloved Venice.

Critic reviews

[Leon's] portrait of Venice and modern Italy is, as always, captivating...The lively conversations between...characters, displaying Leon's sly humour, are a delight.

With characteristic skill, Leon draws together multiple threads and a well-rounded cast ... With the steady, unsentimental style that has become her signature, Donna Leon keeps us hesitating until the last corner is turned.

Leon's clear-eyed descriptions of Venice still make you long to return to the calles and campos of the floating city.

More elegant, understated crime fighting from the mistress of La Serinissima...A welcome return to the comfortable characters and locations that her fans have come to love.

[Leon] is a master at weaselling her way into the venal byways of human selfishness and laying them bare. ... There's a quietness to the crimes here that is more powerful than outlandish violence, and which points to the philosophical bedrock from which Leon so effectively works.

A Book Club Read

Where does Drawing Conclusions rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Easy listening whilst walking my pup in the park. Enjoyed listening a second time to fill the gaps and will definitely listen again and recommend to my family. Andrew Sachs was a brilliant narrator.

Would you recommend Drawing Conclusions to your friends? Why or why not?

I have already recommended it to my book club and would definitely recommend to friends but not to all of them. It is a good read but some what sanitised.

What about Andrew Sachs’s performance did you like?

OMG he is so easy to listen to. Would definitely listen to him read again. Awesome!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Lets meet at 10 to interview the suspect.

Any additional comments?

A detective who is married and balances work and family life. He listens, thinks, shares and listens again before he reacts. Love him.

I like the Narration

The books ( and audios) are much more interresting than the fims. But the most I like Andrew Sachs.

Heartwarming touching easy detective novel read

Heartwarming and touching and easy read
Very good human story I would highly recommend the read