Of all the trademarks of Venice?and there are many, from the gilded Basilica of San Marco to the melancholy Bridge of Sighs?none is more ubiquitous than the gondola. The internationally acclaimed ?Ame
Venetian Commissario Guido Brunetti’s hopes of escaping the sweltering heat of Venice in August for a refreshing family holiday in the mountains are dashed when a gruesome discovery is made in a field
The body of Sgt. Michael Foster, an American public health inspector at the American military base in Vincenza, has been found floating in one of the Venetian canals. Brunetti's superior would like no
Venetian detective Commissario Guido Brunetti is called to investigate the death of a young cadet. The boy has been found hanged, a presumed suicide, in Venice's elite military academy. Brunetti's sor
In Leon's fifth Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery, the beating of renowned art historian Dotoressa Brett Lynch draws the contemporary Venetian police detective out of his warm and loving home and int
Over the years, the Donna Leon's best-selling Commissario Guido Brunetti series has conquered the heart of lovers of finely-plotted character-driven mysteries all over the world. Brunetti, both a perc
A macabre grave is found at the foot of the Italian Dolomites. The body is found to be Roberto Lorenzoni’s, only son and heir of one Venice's oldest, most aristocratic families. Commissario Guido Brun
In a city as ancient as Venice, myths and legends passed down from generation to generation are the storehouse of a city’s mores, emblems of its identity. In Venetian Curiosities, acclaimed novelist D
Donna Leon's latest New York Times bestseller "is one of her best" (Booklist, starred review) Twenty years ago Venetian Commissario Guido Brunetti and his creator, Donna Leon, first introduced reade
Donna Leon’s best-selling series featuring the principled, warmhearted Venetian Commissario Guido Brunetti has won her countless fans, critical acclaim, and international renown as one of the w
In About Face, Guido Brunetti and his wife, Paola, are on their way to a dinner party at Palazzo Falier, home of Paola's parents, the rich and powerful Conte and Contessa Falier, While Paola stops to
The discovery of a badly decomposed corpse at a home not far from Venice reopens an infamous case of kidnapping that involves one of Venice's most important aristocratic families, as Commissario Brune
Venice detective Guido Brunetti swings into action when the curator of Venice's most prestigious museum turns up dead, bludgeoned by a priceless artifact, and American archaelogist Brett Lynch, a clos
The winner of the Crime Writers Association Macallan Silver DaggerA-available for the first time in the United States Donna LeonA's sophisticated Commissario Brunetti series has won her legions of fa
Donna LeonA's mastery of plot, her understanding of Venetian manners and mores, and above all her philosophical, unfailingly decent protagonist have made the Commissario Brunetti mysteries bestseller
The latest case in Donna LeonA's bestselling Brunetti mystery seriesA-A"one of the most exquisite and subtle detective series everA" (The Washington Post) The Philadelphia Inquirer called LeonA's in
There is little violent crime in Venice, a serenely beautiful floating city of mystery and magic, history and decay. But the evil that does occasionally rear its head is the jurisdiction of Guido Brun
Donna Leonas multitude of fans around the world has grown with each new Commissario Brunetti novel, and now mystery lovers in the United States can enjoy another compelling episode. In "Fatal Remedies
Donna Leon has won a huge number of passionate fans and a tremendous amount of critical acclaim for her international bestselling mystery series featuring Venetian Commissario Guido Brunetti. These ac
"Brunetti is a marvel: smart, cultured, and dedicated to his work." --The Washington Post Commissario Guido Brunetti longs to escape the crowds of tourists and oppressive heat of Venice in August. But
The eighteenth enthralling installment of "one of the most exquisite and subtle detective series ever" (The Washington Post) The Publication of each Commissario Brunetti mystery is an event antici-pa
In a mystery that offers an unexpected take on life in contemporary Venice, Commissario Guido Brunetti plunges into the Venetian underworld of illegal African immigrants as he investigates after a str
The latest case in Donna Leonas bestselling Brunetti mystery seriesaaone of the most exquisite and subtle detective series evera ("The Washington Post") The "Philadelphia Inquirer" called Leonas inco
The winner of the Crime Writers Association Macallan Silver Daggeraavailable for the first time in the United States Donna Leonas sophisticated Commissario Brunetti series has won her legions of fans
Donna Leon's "Commissario Guido Brunetti" mysteries have won legions of fans for their evocative portraits of Venetian life. In her novels, food, family, art, history, and local politics play as centr
When Maria Testa, better known to Brunetti as the nun who once had cared for his mother, turns up at the Commissario's door, after leaving her convent following the suspicious deaths of five patients,
