Ana María Ullán De La Fuente Book order (chronological)

Maria Testa, better known to Brunetti as the nun who once cared for his mother, turns up at the Commissario's door. Maria has left her nursing convent after the suspicious deaths of five patients. Is she creating fears to justify abandoning her vocation, or is there a more sinister scenario?

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 ...

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.

Para niños de 3 a 9 años, los cuentos y relatos se utilizan para abordar trastornos de conducta infantil, atendiendo a las inclinaciones y necesidades de los niños. A los niños les encantan los cuentos, y de ellos pueden aprender. Al igual que los héroes de las historias, los niños aprenden a superar dificultades, reducir miedos y resolver problemas. Por ejemplo, Martin deja de lado su miedo a los perros en su viaje onírico con los perritos enanos. Vera aprende a mantener el orden en el país del desorden. Liesi, la gatita, descubre lo perjudicial que es morderse las uñas para las gatas saludables, y una flor mágica ayuda a la princesa a tener una cama seca. Sin presión, los cuentos motivan a los niños a cambiar su comportamiento. Cada uno de los más de veinte problemas tratados tiene su propia historia. Para poner en práctica las sugerencias, los niños necesitan la ayuda y orientación de adultos, información que los padres pueden encontrar en la introducción y en los comentarios posteriores a las historias.

The Berlin Wall is toppled, the Iron Curtain swept aside. The Secret Pilgrim is Ned, a decent, loyal soldier of the Cold War, who has been in British Intelligence - the Circus - all his adult life. Now, approaching the end of his career, he is forced by the explosions of change to revisit his secret years. Ned illuminates the brave past of the legendary George Smiley, his hero and mentor who, in one unforgettable evening, gives back to him the dangerous edge of memory that empowers him finally to frame the questions that have haunted him for thirty years ...