Dressed for Death: A Guido Brunetti Mystery

N.Y.: HarperCollins, 1995. 1st printing, December 1995. Light reading crease, else about fine. Third title in the series. "Commissario Guido Brunetti lacks the comfort of his adoring wife and two children in this one because they go off on vacation to get away from the stifling heat of August in Venice. Brunetti has to battle the unbearable heat and go toe to toe with the powerful and sanctimonious head of the local morality brigade. A group that "sit around talking about how good they are and how bad everyone else is." Even his nasty boss Patta doesn't bother him much on this case because Patta's wife has deserted him for a notorious pornographer. This is the novel that introduces the computer-savvy and attractive Elettra, Patta's secretary, who becomes the Commissario's ally in the police department. The body of a transvestite in his fifties in a bright red dress and red shoes is found in back of reeking slaughterhouse in Marghera outside of Venice. Brunetti, must uncover the connection among the victim, the city's most renowned institutions, and the underworld...." Amazon. First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Book.