In “So Shall You Reap,” the latest entry in Donna Leon’s Venetian procedural series, Commissario Guido Brunetti’s father-in-law asks him for a favor. Can Brunetti find out, on behalf of the ...

In Donna Leon’s 30th Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery, “Transient Desires,” the setting — Venice — is the most important character of all. By Marilyn Stasio Marilyn Stasio finds the latest crime ...

In Donna Leon’s newest Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery, “Trace Elements,” a woman’s dying words lead the Venetian detective to uncover a threat to the entire city. This is the 29th book in Leon’s ...

In “Give Unto Others,” Donna Leon’s latest procedural starring Commissario Guido Brunetti, the city of Venice is breathing a bit easier after getting past the peak of the pandemia. Venetians are once ...

Donna Leon’s memoir, "Wandering through Life," gave her fans a colorful tour through her life, from childhood in New Jersey to adventures in China and Iran, to her love of Venice and opera. Nowhere, ...

In Leon's 18th novel, Commissario Brunetti delves deeply into Venice's (literal and figurative) pollution, navigating the choked canals as he tries to solve the murder of a truck driver. When his ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Marilyn Stasio TRANSIENT DESIRES By Donna Leon The city of Venice is such a beguiling presence in ...

In this superb novel, Leon's latest in the Commissario Guido Brunetti series (A Noble Radiance, etc.), the Venetian police detective and family man is summoned to the exclusive San Martino Military ...