Donna Leon

The Venice commissioner, Guido Brunetti, investigates the murder of a museum director who was involved in the traffic of Chinese antiques. Suspicion falls on a wealthy collector.

Acqua Alta

The murder of two clam fishermen off the island of Pellestrina, south of the Lido on the Venetian Lagoon, draws Commissario Brunetti into the close-knit community of the island, bound together by a code of loyalty and a suspicion of outsiders worthy of the Mafia. When his boss's secretary Signorina Elettra volunteers to visit the island, where she has relatives, Brunetti finds himself torn between his duty to solve the murders, concerns for Elettra's safety, and his not entirely straightforward feelings for her.

A Sea of Troubles

Venetian cop, Commissario Guido Brunetti, wonders whom he knows to bring pressure on a local government department, to investigate the lack of official building approval on his apartment. But when that same official phones him at work, clearly scared by some information he plans to give Brunetti, and is later found dead after a fall from scaffolding, something is clearly wrong, something with far greater implications than the fate of Guido's own apartment. Brunetti's investigations take him into the unfamiliar areas of Venetian life - drug abuse and loan sharking - while the deaths of two young drug addicts, and the arrest AND release of a suspected drug dealer, reveal, once again, what a difference it makes in Venice to have 'Friends in High Places'

Friends in High Places

Skandal in Venedigs Opernhaus 'La Fenice': In der Pause vor dem letzten Akt der 'Traviata' wird der deutsche Stardirigent Helmut Wellauer tot aufgefunden. In seiner Garderobe riecht es nach Bittermandel - Zyankali. Ein großer Verlust für die Musikwelt und ein heikler Fall für Commissario Guido Brunetti. Und es scheint, als ob einige Leute allen Grund gehabt hätten, den Maestro unter die Erde zu bringen.

Commissario Brunettis erster Fall : Roman

Venezianisches Finale

Monika Elwenspoek

Eine Leiche schwimmt in einem stinkenden Kanal in Venedig. Und zum Himmel stinken auch die Machenschaften, die sich hinter diesem Tod verbergen: Mafia, amerikanisches Militär und geldgierige Geschäftsmänner sind gleichermaßen verwickelt. Commissario Brunetti muß sich anstrengen, um nicht selbst im Kanal zu landen. Wer Giftmüll verschwinden lassen kann, für den sind unliebsame Mitwisser kein Problem.

Commissario Brunettis zweiter Fall : Roman

Endstation Venedig

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 Brunetti races against time to uncover the truth about a chilling crime. Original.

A Noble Radiance

In the latest novel in the New York Times bestselling series, Brunetti s retreat to a quiet island in the laguna is interrupted by a case of guilt and grief"

A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery

Earthly Remains

The twisted maze of Venice's canals has always been shrouded in mystery. Even the celebrated opera house, La Fenice, has seen its share of death ... but none so horrific and violent as that of world-famous conductor, Maestro Helmut Wellauer, who was poisoned during a performance of La Traviata. Even Commissario of Police, Guido Brunetti, used to the labyrinthine corruptions of the city, is shocked at the number of enemies Wellauer has made on his way to the top - but just how many have motive enough for murder? The beauty of Venice is crumbling. But evil is one thing that will never erode with age.

Death at La Fenice

Commissario Guido Brunetti is approached for a favour by Elisabetta Foscarini. Foscarini's son-in-law, Enrico Fenzo, has alarmed his wife (her daughter) by confessing their family might be in danger because of something he's involved with. When his friend's daughter's place of work is vandalized, Brunetti asks his own favours - that his colleagues Claudia Griffoni, Lorenzo Vianello, and Signorina Elettra Zorzi assist his private investigation, which soon enough turns official as they uncover the dark and Janus-faced nature of a venerable Italian institution.

Give Unto Others

As Venetian detective Commissario Guido Brunetti pursues his investigation into the supposed suicide of a young cadet at the city's elite military academy, he finds himself confronting the military's wall of silence, reluctant witnesses, and the possibilities of a conspiracy. Reader's Guide available. Reprint.

Uniform Justice

A sudden act of vandalism had just been committed in the chill Venetian dawn. But Commissario Guido Brunetti soon finds out that the perpetrator is no petty criminal. For the culprit waiting to be apprehended at the scene of the crime is none other than Paola Brunetti, his wife. As Paola's actions provoke a crisis in the Brunetti household, Brunetti himself is under increasing pressure at work: a daring robbery with Mafia connections is linked to a suspicious death and his superiors need quick results. As his professional and personal lives clash, Brunetti's own career is under threat - and the conspiracy which Paola had risked everything to expose draws him inexorably to the brink ...

Fatal Remedies

Investigating the thefts of rare book pages from a prestigious Venetian library, Commissario Guido Brunetti is stymied by numerous possible suspects and the murder of a seemingly harmless theologian. 50,000 first printing.

By its Cover

'The body floated face down in the murky water of the canal. Gently the ebbing tide tugged it along towards the open waters of the laguna that spread out beyond the end of the canal-'Early one morning Guido Brunetti, commissario of the Venice Police, confronts a grisly sight when the body of a young man is fished out of a fetid Venetian canal. All the clues point to a violent mugging, but for Brunetti robbery seems altogether too convenient a motive. Then something very incriminating is discovered in the dead man's flat, something which points to the existence of a high level cabal - and Brunetti becomes convinced that somebody, somewhere, is taking great pains to provide a ready-made solution to the crime.

Death in a Strange Country

Willful Behaviour

Longing to visit the cool mountains with his family during a brutally hot tourist season in Venice, Commissario Guido Brunetti agrees to help his inspector friend to safeguard an aunt's savings from an unscrupulous astrologer with ties to a shocking act of violence.

A Question of Belief

der achte Fall : Roman

In Sachen Signora Brunetti

Commissario Guido Brunetti is kicking his heels, pondering the recent lack of crime in Venice, when a beautiful young woman appears at his office door. Now calling herself Maria Testa, his visitor is more familiar to Brunetti as Suor' Immacolata, the nun who once cared for his mother at the Casa di Cura in Dolo. But Maria has recently left her convent after the unexpected deaths of five patients. Brunetti offers to make some inquiries but finds no obvious cause for concern. Is Maria simply creating fears to justify abandoning her vocation? Or has she stumbled onto a deeply rooted, far more sinister scenario--and put her own life in grave danger?

Commissario Brunettis sechster Fall : Roman

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Commissario Brunettis neunter Fall : Roman

Feine Freunde

Als bei der Renovierung eines Hauses am Fuß der Dolomiten die Leiche eines jungen Mannes gefunden wird, führt die Spur zum venezianischen Adelsgeschlecht der Lorenzonis und weiter hinter die Kulissen der Mächtigen und Einflußreichen. Commissario Brunetti gräbt in seinem siebten Fall tiefer, als die Leiche lag. Nicht immer sind die Motive des Handelns so edel wie das Geblüt, aus dem man stammt.

Nobilta

Niemand hätte wohl je erfahren, warum jemand von einer venezianischen Bar aus in die ganze Welt telefoniert; und warum einige der angewählten Nummern in den Adreßbüchern zweier Männer stehen, die binnen einer Woche sterben; wären nicht acht rumänische Frauen verunglückt, die nach Italien geschmuggelt werden sollten. Dieser Fall führt Commissario Brunetti tief in die Unterwelt Venedigs.

Donna Leon

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