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Donna Leon was named by The Times as one of the 50 Greatest Crime Writers. She is an award-winning crime novelist, celebrated for the bestselling Brunetti series. Donna has lived in Venice for thirty years and previously lived in Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Iran and China, where she worked as a teacher. Donna's books have been translated into thirty-five languages and have been published around the world. Her previous novels featuring Commissario Brunetti have all been highly acclaimed; including Friends in High Places, which won the CWA Macallan Silver Dagger for Fiction, Fatal Remedies, Doctored Evidence, A Sea of Troubles and Beastly Things.
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. -- Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review [A] piquant mixture of opera, food and Venetian scenery. -- Chicago Tribune Guido Brunetti can ride in my gondola anytime. What a splendid detective. -- Susan Isaacs, author of After All These Years Donna Leon has given fans of subtle, clever and literate mysteries something to cheer about...A wonderful read. -- Tony Hillerman What a gripping first mystery, as beguiling and secretly sinister as Venice herself. Sparkling and irresistible. -- Rita Mae Brown A challenging mystery, a sophisticated drama, and a unique glimpse of a medieval society that stilll flourishes. -- St Louis Post-Dispatch [B]reathless...lively launch of a series. -- Publishers Weekly
