The release date for the English version of 'Death in a Strange Country' by
Donna Leon is Jan 1993. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
The corpse of a young guy is pulled out of a foul-smelling canal early in the morning, shocking Commissario Guido Brunetti of the Venice Police. Although all the signs suggest a brutal mugging, Brunetti finds the robbery motivation much too easy. After finding evidence of a high-level conspiracy at the victim's apartment, Brunetti is persuaded that someone is going to great lengths to present a prefabricated explanation for the killing.