Umbhali waseMelika Donna leon Inkazimulo yakhe elandelwayo ukweleta ukuthakazelisa kwakhe iVenice. Eminyakeni engamashumi amabili nambili ngemuva kokuqala ukudonsa umucu wecebo lakhe lokuqala nguKhomishani Brunetti edolobhaneni lemisele, intambo ekhonjisiwe yenze iVenice yaba yindawo enkulu yamacala. Ukuhlalisana okulandanayo okwengeza enye intandokazi edolobheni leminyaka eyinkulungwane. Uma sekuvele kuthakazelisa ukuhamba kuleyo migwaqo yokuxoshwa kwabantu phakathi kokuwohloka nemilingo, sengeza lelo phuzu le-noir eliphikisana nokugeza okujwayelekile kokukhanya okuvela e-Adriatic.
Ku "Izigqila Zesifiso" sithola isakhiwo esisuka kokuncane kuye kokungaphezulu, kufanele kube njalo ngenxa yesisekelo setulo elenza ukuthi sibone konke njengoba umphenyi uqobo lwakhe ekuthole. Ngoba ekuqaleni ama-breadcrumbs aqala ukushiya lokho sizokulandela size sithole ukuthi konke kuhamba kanjani ngesilinganiso esisha. Kuyindaba nje yokungathathi lutho kalula futhi ungayibukeli phansi imininingwane ...
Ukuvela kwamantombazane amancane aqulekile futhi alimale kanzima emnyango weSibhedlela Sombutho eVenice kubeka uBrunetti noGriffoni emzileni wezinsizwa ezimbili zaseVenetiya ezazingaba necala lokweqa umsebenzi wokusiza. BangoMarcelo Vio noFiliberto Duso, abangani ababili kusukela ebuntwaneni, abahluke kakhulu komunye nomunye: UDuso usebenza njengommeli wenkampani kayise, kuyilapho uVio wayeka ukufunda esemncane futhi eziphilisa ngokusebenzela umalume wakhe, othutha impahla ibhizinisi kanye nemikhumbi emincane yezikebhe.
Kepha lokho ekuqaleni okwakubonakala ngathi yiprank ngabantu abasha ababili ababefuna nje ukuzijabulisa, kuzokwembula okuthile okubucayi kakhulu: ukuxhumana ne-mafia yokuhweba ngokungemthetho ephethe ukuletha abokufika base-Afrika eVenice. UBrunetti noGriffoni kuzofanele bahlanganyele nozakwabo omusha, uCaptain Ignazio Alaimo, isikhulu esiphethe iCapitaneria di Porto, obelokhu elandelela abashushumbisi iminyaka.
Manje usungathenga inoveli ethi «Slaves of Desire», ebhalwe nguDonna Leon, lapha:
