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‘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.’ Times Literary SupplementLeon's clear-eyed...
'Leon is a skilful plotter . . . Brunetti is a nicely shaded creation, a moral man who is also all too human' The ObserverA sudden act of vandalism has been committed in the chill Venetian dawn and Commissario Guido Brunetti soon finds out that the perpetrator is no...
'Every detail on every page forms part of a succession of clues, planted with exquisite precision, to unravelling the mystery' Sunday Times In a small village at the foot of the Italian Dolomites, a grave is discovered by the owner of a deserted farmhouse, which has...
'Complex and thought-provoking and lingers in the mind' Sunday TimesNeither Commissario Brunetti nor his wife Paola have ever had much sympathy for the Italian armed forces, so when a young cadet is found hanged, at Venice's elite military academy, Brunetti's emotions...
'Leon writes with great literary panache and evocative power about the world's most beautiful and mysterious city' Spectator On a cold night shortly before Christmas, an immigrant street vendor is killed in Venice's Campo Santo Stefano. The nearest witnesses to the...
'Leon...has once again, apparently effortlessly, produced a wholly absorbing read.' Sunday TelegraphIt is a luminous spring day in Venice, as Commissario Brunetti and Inspettore Vianello take a break from the Questura to come to the rescue of Vianello's friend Marco...
'Leon tells the story as if she loves Venice as much as her detective does, warts and all. The plot and subplots unfold elegantly; beauty and the beast march hand in hand, and the result is rich entertainment' Sunday TimesWinner of the Crime Writers Association Macallan...
'A classic example of detective-book murder . . . Leon whips up a brilliant narrative storm' Sunday TimesWhen Commissario Brunetti receives a visit from one of his wife's students with a strange and vague interest in investigating the possibility of a pardon for a crime...
NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER - BACKSTAGE: STORIES OF A WRITING LIFE BY DONNA LEON 'A perfect blend of characters, place, mystery and social issues. [Leon’s] sixteenth Brunetti novel is also one of her best.' The Times‘Leon builds her plot meticulously. [She] has her...
'Donna Leon goes from strength to strength ... This is her tenth novel but it's as fresh and entertaining as the first' ObserverWhen two clam fishermen are murdered on the island of Pellestrina, Commissario Brunetti is called to investigate. He has his work cut out for...
'[Leon] has a wonderful feeling for the social complexities of Venice, where corruption is as old and deep and treacherous as the canals ... Like all the best detective fiction, Doctored Evidence not only solves a mystery, but also anatomises the setting in which the...
'Leon's books are a joy, and the 19th Venice-based Commissario Brunetti novel is well up to her consistently high standard.' GuardianAs Venice experiences a debilitating heatwave, Commissario Brunetti escapes the city to spend time with his family. For Ispettore...
‘Super sleuth Brunetti again patrols Venice's dark canal ways in this Italian crimefest. Once again, Brunetti proves he's more than a match for the local mob’ Mirror‘Elegant, effortless . . . another great Brunetti outing' The IndependentWhen Commissario Brunetti is...
‘The seventeenth title in an excellent, unflagging series . . . The Girl of His Dreams marks an evolution, even a quiet revolution, in Leon's storytelling.’ Times Literary Supplement'In The Girl of His Dreams, Donna Leon is writing at her fluent best.' The IndependentA...
Depuis quelques mois, des gangs d’adolescents sévissent dans les rues de Venise. Ils se provoquent sur les réseaux sociaux, s’affrontent violemment en pleine rue, et s’en prennent même aux membres de la questure… Tandis que le commissaire Brunetti et sa collègue,...
Un soir d’hiver, un corps est retrouvé dans les canaux de Venise. La victime, un ouvrier travaillant pour le palazzo Zaffo dei Leoni, semblait en apparence sans histoire. Mais la veille de sa disparition, lui et Brunetti avaient eu une discussion compromettante sur la...
Dans la belle Venise, les activités criminelles semblent se calmer tandis que la ville sort de la pandémie. Le commissaire Brunetti profite de ce moment pour renouer avec la splendeur de la Sérénissime et sa riche culture.Cependant, la trêve prend fin quand une amie...
Quand le médecin d’un hospice vénitien appelle la police car une patiente en fin de vie souhaite témoigner, le commissaire Brunetti et Claudia Griffoni se rendent aussitôt au chevet de la jeune femme. Ses derniers mots évoquent son défunt mari Vittorio qui selon elle, a...
Au Campo Santa Margherita un doux soir d’été, deux étudiantes américaines partent en balade dans la lagune avec deux beaux Vénitiens et sont grièvement blessées dans un accident de bateau.L’incident semble anodin, mais la curiosité du commissaire Guido Brunetti est...
Le commissaire Brunetti n’aime pas mêler travail et famille, alors quand son beau-père le comte Falier lui demande une faveur, il est bien tracassé. Un de ses meilleurs amis, Gonzalo Rodríguez de Tejeda, a l’intention d’adopter son jeune amant, afin de lui léguer son...
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