Donna Leon

Mystery lovers everywhere are addicted to Donna Leon's ever-honorable Commissario Guido Brunetti and her portrayal of Venice's beautiful but sinister byways and canals. In Willful Behavior, Brunetti is approached for a favor by one of his wife's students. Intelligent and serious, Claudia Leonardo asks for his help in obtaining a pardon for a crime once committed by her now-dead grandfather. Brunetti thinks little of it--until Claudia is found dead. Soon, another corpse and an extraordinary art collection lead Brunetti to long-buried secrets of Nazi collaboration and the exploitation of Italian Jews--secrets few in Italy want revealed.

Important information is leaking from inside the Venetian Questura, and Commissario Guido Brunetti is tasked with uncovering the culprit.

In the eighteenth novel in Donna Leon's bestselling mystery series, Commissario Guido Brunetti is faced with a toxic situation that puts Italy's environment--and his own family--at risk

In the twenty-seventh novel in Donna Leon's bestselling mystery series, a suspicious accident leads Commissario Guido Brunetti to uncover a longstanding scam with disturbing unintended consequences The memorable characters and Venetian drama that have long captivated Donna Leon's many readers are on full display in The Temptation of Forgiveness. Surprised, if not dismayed, to discover from his superior, Vice-Questore Patta, that leaks are emanating from the Questura, Commissario Guido Brunetti is surprised more consequentially by the appearance of a friend of his wife's, fearful that her son is using drugs and hopeful Brunetti can somehow intervene. When Tullio Gasparini, the woman's husband, is found unconscious and with a serious brain injury at the foot of a bridge in Venice after midnight, Brunetti is drawn to pursue a possible connection to the boy's behavior. But the truth, as Brunetti has experienced so often, is not straightforward. As the twenty-seventh novel unfolds in Donna Leon's exquisite chronicle of Venetian life in all its blissful and sordid aspects, Brunetti pursues several false and contradictory leads while growing ever more impressed by the intuition of his fellow Commissario, Claudia Griffoni, and by the endless resourcefulness and craftiness of Signorina Elettra, Patta's secretary and gate-keeper. Exasperated by the petty bureaucracy that constantly bedevils him and threatens to expose Signorina Elettra, Brunetti is steadied by the embrace of his own family and by his passion for the classics. This predilection leads him to read Sophocles' Antigone, and, in its light, consider the terrible consequences to which the actions of a tender heart can lead.

At the start of Earthly Remains, Commissario Guido Brunetti, confronted once more by someone of privilege avoiding censure, loses patience at work, and in the aftermath realizes that he needs a break and is granted leave from the Questura. His wife, Paola, urges him to spend time at a villa owned by a wealthy relative on Sant'Erasmo, one of the largest islands in the laguna. There he passes his nights reading Pliny's Natural History and his days rowing with the villa's caretaker, Davide Casati, who is seeking the reason his bee colonies in the laguna are suffering. The recuperative stay goes according to plan until Casati goes missing following a sudden storm. Compelled to investigate, Brunetti sets aside his leave of absence to understand what happened to the man who has become his friend, in the process dredging up dark memories of an accident and cover-up years before. Earthly Remains is quintessential Donna Leon, a powerful addition to this enduring series.

Lukijoiden suosikki komisario Guido Brunetti selvittää ikuiseen nuoruuteen tuomitun naisen synkkiä vaiheita. Loisteliailla illallisilla appivanhempiensa palatsissa Brunetti tapaa kreivitär Lando-Continuin, joka epäilee että hänen pojantyttärensä vuosien takainen onnettomuus ei ollut mikään vahinko. Kreivitär pyytää Brunettia tutkimaan uudestaan menneitä tapahtumia. Manuela, lahjakas kilparatsastaja, pelastettiin viime hetkellä hukkumiskuolemalta, mutta hän kärsi vakavia vaurioita eikä muista tapahtunutta. Kreivitär on varma että pojantytär yritettiin surmata. Brunetti alkaa tutkia vanhaa tapausta osin säälistä, osin uteliaisuudesta. Tutkimusten edetessä hänelle avautuu sysimusta tarina.

Donna Leon has amassed devoted fans around the world for her atmospheric and intelligent Commissario Guido Brunetti mysteries. A Sea of Troubles, the tenth book in the series, offers a rare glimpse into the scrupulous Commissario's personal life. On a beautiful spring morning on the island of Pellestrina, south of the Lido on the Venetian lagoon, a small boat moored at the docks suddenly explodes, killing two local clam fishermen. When it becomes clear that the fire was deliberately set, Brunetti decides to investigate. But when he tries to dig up information about the murder, the island's tight-knit--and closemouthed--community closes ranks, forcing Brunetti to accept Signorina Elettra's offer to visit her relatives there to search for clues. On the island, Brunetti finds himself torn between his duty to solve the murders and his concerns for the Signorina's safety. Though loyal to his beloved wife, Paola, Brunetti's concern for his boss's spirited secretary may be driven by more than platonic feeling. Suspenseful, provocative, and deeply unsettling, A Sea of Troubles is an explosive and irresistible installment in Leon's marvelous series.

Die Calli, Campi und Caff?s, die Brunetti frequentiert, zu Touren verbunden: Dreizehn von Toni Sepeda entwickelte und erprobte Spaziergänge durch die Serenissima erschließen die Welt des Commissario. Und der kennt Venedig wie kein anderer: Reich und Arm, heute und früher, bei Tag - und bei Nacht.

Granted leave from the Questura, Commissario Guido Brunetti decides to finally take a well-earned break and visit Santâ?? Erasmo, one of the largest islands in the Venetian laguna.

When a friend of Commissario Guido Brunetti's brother, a priest recently returned from years of missionary work in Africa, calls on him with a request, Brunetti suspects the man has hidden motives. An American-style Christian group has begun meeting in private homes in the city, and it's possible the priest is merely wary of the competition. Nevertheless, Brunetti and his wife, Paola, decide to go undercover. But when a girl's body is found floating in a canal, Brunetti must put everything aside to investigate the secretive world her people, the gypsies, who exist on the fringes of Italian society. Originally published in 2008, Donna Leon's The Girl of His Dreams is classic Donna Leon.

"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." --The Sunday Times (London) In Donna Leon's ninth novel featuring her celebrated protagonist, Commissario Guido Brunetti finds himself caught up in a typically Venetian problem: red tape over renovations. Visited by a young bureaucrat, Brunetti learns that, officially, his apartment does not exist. The extra floor that was added years before was never approved. But what begins as troublesome headache ends in murder when the bureaucrat is found dead after a mysterious fall from a scaffold. Brunetti starts an investigation that takes him into unfamiliar and dangerous areas of Venetian life, and shows him, once again, what a difference it makes to have friends in high places.

In the twenty-fifth novel in Donna Leon's celebrated and bestselling series, Venetian Commissario Guido Brunetti finds himself caught up in a tragedy that befell a girl fifteen years earlier. In Donna Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti series, the Venetian inspector has been called on to investigate many things, from shocking murders to petty crimes. But in The Waters of Eternal Youth, the 25th novel in this celebrated series, Brunetti finds himself drawn into a case that may not be a case at all. Fifteen years ago, a teenage girl fell into a canal late at night. Unable to swim, she went under and started to drown. She survived thanks to a nearby man, an alcoholic, who heard her splashes and pulled her out, though not before she suffered irreparable brain damage that left her unable to learn or mature. The drunk man claimed he saw her thrown into the canal, but the following day he couldn't remember a thing. Now, at a fundraising dinner for a Venetian charity, a wealthy and aristocratic patroness--the girl's grandmother--asks Brunetti if he will investigate. Brunetti's not sure what to do. If a crime was committed, the criminal surely would be protected by the statute of limitations. But out of a mixture of curiosity, pity, and a willingness to fulfill the wishes of a guilt-wracked older woman, Brunetti agrees. Brunetti soon finds himself unable to let the case rest, if indeed there is a case. Awash in the rhythms and concerns of contemporary Venetian life, from historical preservation to housing to new waves of African migrants to the haunting story of a woman trapped in a damaged perpetual childhood, The Waters of Eternal Youth is an exquisite novel, perfect to mark twenty-five years of this beloved series.

Pakkomielteinen ihailija piinaa kuuluisaa oopperalaulajaaLa Fenice on saanut vierailijakseen maailmankuulun sopraanon Flavia Petrellin, joka laulaa Toscan nimiroolin. Esiripun laskeutuessa keltaisia ruusuja suorastaan sataa näyttämölle, niitä on maljakoittain myös Petrellin pukuhuoneessa. Tuntematon ihailija on seurannut sopraanon kiertuetta oopperakaupungista toiseen, mutta Venetsiassa laulaja on saanut tarpeekseen. Petrelli ottaa yhteyttä vanhaan ystäväänsä Guido Brunettiin. Pian lupaava venetsialaislaulajatar, jonka ääntä Petrelli on kiitellyt, joutuu väkivaltaisen hyökkäyksen kohteeksi. Brunetti tajuaa, että pakkomielteinen ihailija on pysäytettävä, ennen kuin on liian myöhäistä.

Pakkomielteinen ihailija piinaa kuuluisaa oopperalaulajaaMaailmankuulu sopraano Flavia Petrelli vierailee La Fenicessa Toscan nimiroolissa. Esiripun laskeutuessa keltaisia ruusuja sataa näyttämölle, niitä on maljakoittain myös tähden pukuhuoneessa. Laulajatar tuntee olonsa uhatuksi, sillä muhkea kukkalähetys on ilmestynyt myös hänen yksityiseen asuinpaikkaansa. Petrelli ottaa yhteyttä vanhaan ystäväänsä, komisario Guido Brunettiin. Pian lupaava venetsialaislaulajatar, jonka ääntä Petrelli on kiitellyt, joutuu väkivaltaisen hyökkäyksen kohteeksi. Pakkomielteinen ihailija on pysäytettävä, ennen kuin on liian myöhäistä. Samanaikaisesti Brunetti joutuu taiteilemaan Questuran ongelmien kanssa: kaikki hallitseva signorina Elettra on lakossa.