Death at La Fenice : A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery
Author(s): Donna Leon
Available in paperback for the first time, the first book in the internationally bestselling Guido Brunetti detective series in which a high society murder leads the detective
Beautiful and serene Venice is a city almost devoid of crime. But that is little comfort to Maestro Helmut Wellauer, a world-renowned conductor whose intermission refreshment comes one night with a little something extra in it--cyanide. For Guido Brunetti, vice-commissario of police and genius detective, finding a suspect isn’t a problem; narrowing the large and unconventional group of enemies down to one is. As the suave and pithy Brunetti pieces together clues, a shocking picture of depravity and revenge emerges, leaving him torn between what is and what should be right--and questioning what the law can do, and what needs to be done.
Review(s):
“Donna Leon’s Venetian mysteries never disappoint, calling up the romantic sights and sounds of La Serenissima even as they acquaint us with the practical matters that concern the city’s residents.”
“Guido Brunetti can ride in my gondola anytime. What a splendid detective.”
“Donna Leon has given fans of subtle, clever and literate mysteries something to cheer about...A wonderful read.”
“A challenging mystery, a sophisticated drama, and a unique glimpse of a medieval society that stilll flourishes.”
“A gripping first mystery, as beguiling and secretly sinister as Venice herself. Sparkling and irresistible.”
“[A] piquant mixture of opera, food and Venetian scenery.”
ISBN: 9780060740689