This author is celebrated for her crime novels set in the atmospheric labyrinth of Venice. Through the investigations of her recurring protagonist, she delves into the complexities of human nature and explores the moral ambiguities often found within society. Her distinctive prose captures the unique spirit of Venice while posing thought-provoking questions about justice and integrity.
Scherben auf der Piazza San Marco. Zwei Kinderbanden sind aneinandergeraten, mitten in der Nacht. Während Commissario Griffoni mit weiblichem Gespür herauszubekommen versucht, wie ein Teenager in den Sog eines Flashmobs geraten konnte, nutzt Brunetti seine eigenen Connections. Ja sogar Vice-Questore Patta ist zu allem bereit, um sich und seine Leute vor Vorkommnissen zu schützen, die zumal in einer Touristenstadt wie Venedig nicht willkommen sind.
This engaging collection of stories and essays by the celebrated author of the internationally bestselling Guido Brunetti series showcases her delightful humor and irony. In her memoir, she previously offered a colorful tour of her life, from childhood in New Jersey to adventures in China and Iran, and her love of Venice and opera, but did not delve into her writing life. In this work, she reveals her admiration for great crime novelists like Ruth Rendell and Ross Macdonald, examining their storytelling techniques while dissecting her favorite books. She expresses her love for Dickens' *Great Expectations* and appreciates Sir Walter Scott's generosity of spirit. The author chronicles her extensive research efforts to authentically portray places and characters through Guido Brunetti and his colleagues, including interviewing a diamond dealer in Venice about blood diamonds and connecting with a courageous sex worker to accurately depict women's trafficking in Italy. Venice remains central in her memories, from the irritation of a noisy neighbor to the origins of Carnevale. Her teaching career yields memorable tales, such as helping a young Black boy in Newark and instructing Iranian pilots just before the 1979 Revolution. Throughout, she proves to be as compelling a storyteller about her own life as she is in chronicling Brunetti's adventures. Readers will find themselves captivated by her world.
When two teenage gangs are arrested after clashing violently in one of Venice's campi, the son of a local hero is implicated. But when Commissario Guido Brunetti is asked by a wealthy foreigner to vet this man, Monforte, for a job, he discovers that Monforte might not be such a hero after all. This seeming contradiction, and a brutal attack on one of Brunetti's colleagues by a possible gang member, concentrate Brunetti's attentions. Soon, he discovers the sordid hypocrisy surrounding Monforte's past, culminating in a fiery meeting of two gangs and a final opportunity for redemption. A Refiner's Fireis Donna Leon at her very best- an elegant, sophisticated storyteller whose indelible characters become richer with each book, and who constantly interrogates the ambiguity between moral and legal justice.
Scherben auf der Piazza San Marco. Zwei Kinderbanden sind aneinandergeraten, mitten in der Nacht. Während Commissario Griffoni mit weiblichem Gespür herauszubekommen versucht, wie ein Teenager in den Sog eines Flashmobs geraten konnte, nutzt Brunetti seine eigenen Connections. Ja sogar Vice-Questore Patta ist zu allem bereit, um sich und seine Leute vor Vorkommnissen zu schützen, die zumal in einer Touristenstadt wie Venedig nicht willkommen sind.
Dans la belle Venise, les activités criminelles semblent se calmer tandis que la ville sort de la pandémie. Le commissaire Brunetti profite de ce moment pour renouer avec la splendeur de la Sérénissime et sa riche culture. Cependant, la trêve prend fin quand une amie d'enfance de Brunetti arrive en catastrophe à la questure. Elle soupçonne son gendre d'être mêlé à des affaires sordides, et de mettre ainsi toute sa famille en danger. Brunetti va mener l'enquête en secret, aidé de la signorina Elettra et de la commissaire Claudia Griffoni, au risque de désobéir à sa hiérarchie. En démêlant les noeuds de cette histoire, il va remonter jusqu'aux milieux mafieux de la ville et faire éclater au grand jour une vérité terrible. Mensonges, arnaques et menaces... Le commissaire saura-t-il protéger son amie tout en faisant respecter la loi ? [payot.ch]
On a cold November evening, Guido Brunetti and Paola are up late when a call from his colleague Ispettore Vianello arrives, alerting the Commissario that a hand has been seen in one of Venice's canals. The body is soon found, and Brunetti is assigned to investigate the murder of an undocumented Sri Lankan immigrant. Because no official record of the man's presence in Venice exists, Brunetti is forced to use the city's far richer sources of information- gossip and the memories of people who knew the victim. Curiously, he had been living in a garden house on the grounds of a palazzo owned by a university professor, in which Brunetti discovers books revealing the victim's interest in Buddhism, the revolutionary Tamil Tigers, and the last crop of Italian political terrorists, active in the 1980s. As the investigation expands, Brunetti, Vianello, Commissario Griffoni, and Signorina Elettra each assemble pieces of a puzzle-random information about real estate and land use, books, university friendships-that appear to have little in common. Until Brunetti stumbles over something that transports him back to his own student days, causing him to reflect on lost ideals and the errors of youth, on Italian politics and history, and on the accidents that sometimes lead to revelation.
In a series of vignettes full of affection, irony, and good humour, Donna Leon narrates a remarkable life she feels has rather more happened to her than been planned.
Nichts gegen Netflix unter der Kuscheldecke – aber wirklich romantisch wird’s, wenn Verliebte einander im Bett Geschichten vorlesen. In diesem Buch sind Geschichten von zehn Frauen und zehn Männern versammelt. Mal süss und mal heiss, mal traurig oder lustig. Und nicht zu lang und nicht zu kurz. Der oder die Liebste soll ja nicht gleich einschlafen… Dieser bezaubernde Band enthält Klassiker der Weltliteratur von der Bibel über Gustave Flaubert bis zu Kurt Tucholsky, Peter Bichsel, Donna Leon und Doris Lessing, aber auch junge Autorinnen wie Rebekka Salm, Tasha Rumley und Fine Degen. Die Geschichten wurden von Alex Capus und vom Verleger Thomas Knapp gemeinsam ausgewählt. «Gutenachtgeschichten für Verliebte» ist ein wunderbares Geschenkbändchen für viele Gelegenheiten. In Leinen gebunden zudem auch ein haptischer Genuss.
Donna Leon hat viel erlebt, in Amerika, dem Iran, Saudi-Arabien, Italien natürlich oder in der Schweiz. Kaum aber passiert ihr ein Abenteuer, wird auch schon eine spannende Geschichte daraus. Sie erzählt uns von ihrer Jugend auf der Farm und von Sperrstunden-Pyjamapartys im Iran, Geldnot und einem Fiat 600. Davon, wie sie als »Anstandsdame« nach Italien kam, von der Jagd nach dem perfekten Cappuccino und kleinen Wundern in den Bergen.
When the body of man is found in a canal, damaged by the tides, carrying no wallet, and wearing only one shoe, Brunetti has little to work with. No local has filed a missing-person report, and no hotel guests have disappeared. Where was the crime scene? And how can Brunetti identify the man when he can't show pictures of his face? The autopsy shows a way forward: it turns out the man was suffering from a rare, disfiguring disease. With Inspector Vianello, Brunetti canvasses shoe stores, and winds up on the mainland in Mestre, outside of his usual sphere. From a shopkeeper, they learn that the man had a kindly way with animals. At the same time, animal rights and meat consumption are quickly becoming preoccupying issues at the Venice Questura, and in Brunetti's home, where conversation at family meals offer a window into the joys and conflicts of Italian life. Perhaps with the help of Signorina Elettra, Brunetti and Vianello can identify the man and understand why someone wanted him dead. As subtle and engrossing as ever, Leon's Beastly Things is immensely enjoyable, intriguing, and ultimately moving.
In his long career, Guido Brunetti has encountered various crimes in Venice, skillfully navigating the city's complexities to uncover the truth. In this installment, he confronts a heinous crime outside his jurisdiction involving two young American women injured in a boating accident with two Italian men. Brunetti's interest piques when he notes the men's suspicious behavior after they abandon the victims at the hospital. If the injuries were accidental, why the evasion? As Brunetti and his colleague, Claudia Griffoni, delve deeper, they learn that one of the young men is connected to a figure rumored to engage in darker activities in the Laguna. To unravel this distressing case, Brunetti must collaborate with both the Carabinieri and the Guardia di Costiera, navigating the challenges of trust with these unfamiliar partners. The investigation reveals a crime marked by technological savvy and ruthless organization, pushing Brunetti to his limits. This gripping narrative compels him to listen intently for the truth, showcasing the depth and intensity of his character as he faces a uniquely horrifying situation.
A woman's cryptic dying words in a Venetian hospice lead Guido Brunetti to uncover a threat to the entire region in Donna Leon's haunting twenty-ninth Brunetti novel
When Dottoressa Donato calls the Questura to report that a dying patient at the hospice Fatebenefratelli wants to speak to the police, Commissario Guido Brunetti and his colleague, Claudia Griffoni, waste no time in responding. 'They killed him. It was bad money. I told him no', Benedetta Toso gasps the words about her recently-deceased husband, Vittorio Fadalto. Even though he is not sure she can hear him Brunetti softly promises he and Griffoni will look into what initially appears to be a private family tragedy. They discover that Fadalto worked in the field collecting samples of contamination for a company that measures the cleanliness of Venice's water supply and that he had died in a mysterious motorcycle accident. Distracted briefly by Vice Questore Patta's obsession with youth crime in Venice, Brunetti is bolstered once more by the remarkable research skills of Patta's secretary, Signora Elettra Zorzi. Piecing together the tangled threads, in time Brunetti comes to realize the perilous meaning in the woman's accusation and the threat it reveals to the health of the entire region. But justice in this case proves to be ambiguous, as Brunetti is reminded it can be when, seeking solace, he reads Aeschylus's classic play The Eumenides. As she has done so often through her memorable characters and storytelling skill, Donna Leon once again engages our sensibilities as to the differences between guilt and responsibility
In the 28th novel in Donna Leon's bestselling Commissario Brunetti series, Brunetti's father-in-law, the Count Falier, urges Brunetti to investigate and intervene in the seemingly innocent plan of the Count's best friend, the elderly Gonzalo Rodriguez de Tejeda, to adopt a much younger man as his son. Under Italian inheritance laws this man would become heir to Gonzalo's entire fortune, a prospect Gonzalo's friends find appalling. For his part, Brunetti wonders why the old man can't be allowed his pleasure in peace. Not long after Gonzalo unexpectedly passes away, one of Gonzalo's oldest friends, just arrived in Venice for the memorial service, is strangled in her hotel room. Now with an urgent case to solve, Brunetti is drawn reluctantly into the long-hidden mystery in Gonzalo's life that ultimately led to murder. Once again, Donna Leon brilliantly follows the twists and turns of the human condition, reuniting us with some of crime fiction's most memorable and enduring characters.[Bokinfo]
In Donna Leon's 27th mystery novel, Commissario Guido Brunetti investigates a suspicious accident, revealing a long-standing scam with unsettling repercussions.
Donna Leon bestselling mystery novels have won a multitude of fans for their insider’s portrayal of Venice. From family meals to vaporetti rides, the details and rhythms of everyday life are an integral part of this beloved series. But so are the never-ending influx of tourists and the suffocating corruption. Through it all, Leon’s Commissario Guido Brunetti, a good man who loves his family and his city, has been an enduring figure, but in Earthly Remains , Brunetti’s endurance is tested more than ever before. During an interrogation, Brunetti acts rashly, doing something he quickly comes to regret, and in the fallout, he realizes that he needs a break. Granted leave from the Questura, Brunetti’s wife Paola ships him off to a villa owned by a wealthy relative on Sant’Erasmo, one of the largest islands in the laguna. There he intends to pass his days rowing, and his nights reading Pliny’s Natural History . The recuperative stay goes according to plan until David Casati, the caretaker of the house, goes missing following a sudden storm. Now, Brunetti feels compelled to investigate, to set aside his leave of absence and understand what happened to the man who had become his friend.
In Donna Leon’s Commissario Guido Brunetti series, the Venetian inspector investigates a range of crimes. In this 25th installment, Brunetti faces a case that may not even be a case. Fifteen years prior, a teenage girl fell into a canal and, unable to swim, nearly drowned. She was saved by an alcoholic man who claimed to have seen her thrown in but later lost his memory of the event. The girl survived but suffered irreversible brain damage, leaving her in a state of permanent childhood. At a charity dinner, her aristocratic grandmother asks Brunetti to look into the incident. Unsure of the legal implications due to the statute of limitations, Brunetti feels compelled to help the guilt-ridden woman, who is also his mother-in-law’s best friend. As he delves deeper, he becomes increasingly invested in the case, questioning whether a crime truly occurred. The narrative weaves through contemporary Venetian life, touching on themes of historical preservation, housing issues, and the plight of African migrants, all while exploring the poignant story of a woman trapped in a damaged existence. This installment adds depth to the series, showcasing Brunetti’s character and the complexities of life in Venice.
Le commissaire Brunetti reçoit un appel fiévreux de la directrice d'une prestigieuse bibliothèque vénitienne. Plusieurs livres précieux ont été endommagés, d'autres ont disparu. Les employés soupçonnent un chercheur américain. Quand l'un des suspects est retrouvé mort, l'affaire prend une tournure beaucoup plus sinistre. Brunetti est immergé dans le monde secret du marché noir de livres anciens ... Née dans le New Jersey, Donna Leon vit depuis plus de trente ans à Venise
During the interrogation of an entitled, arrogant man suspected of giving drugs to a young girl who then died, Commissario Guido Brunetti acts rashly, doing something he will quickly come to regret. In the aftermath, he begins to doubt his career choices and realises that he needs a break from the stifling problems of his work. Granted leave from the Questura, Brunetti is shipped off by his wife, Paola, to a villa owned by a wealthy relative on Sant’Erasmo, one of the largest islands in the Venetian laguna. There he intends to pass his days rowing, and his nights reading Pliny’s Natural History. The recuperative stay goes according to plan and Brunetti is finally able to relax, until Davide Casati, the caretaker of the house, goes missing following a sudden storm. Nobody can find him – not his daughter, not his friends, and not the woman he’d been secretly visiting. Now, Brunetti feels compelled to investigate, to set aside his holiday and discover what happened to the man who had recently become his friend. In Earthly Remains, Donna Leon shows Venice through an insider’s eyes. From family meals and vaporetti rides to the never-ending influx of tourists and suffocating political corruption, the details and rhythms of everyday Venetian life are at the core of this thrilling novel, and of the terrible crime at its heart.
Schwächeanfall in der Questura. Das Räderwerk des Alltags hat Brunetti zermürbt. Krankgeschrieben, soll sich der Commissario in der Lagune von Venedig erholen. Wie wunderbar, einmal nicht Verbrechern hinterherzujagen, sondern in ländlicher Idylle seine Gedanken mit den Wolken ziehen zu lassen! Doch zwischen Bienen und Blumen kommt er einem größeren Fall als je zuvor auf die Spur.
Donna Leon’s Death at La Fenice , the first novel in her beloved Commissario Guido Brunetti series, introduced readers to the glamorous and cutthroat world of opera and one of Italy’s finest living sopranos, Flavia Petrelli—then a suspect in the poisoning of a renowned German conductor. Years after Brunetti cleared her name, Flavia has returned to Venice and La Fenice to sing the lead in Tosca . Brunetti and his wife, Paola, attend an early performance, and Flavia receives a standing ovation. Back in her dressing room, she finds bouquets of yellow roses—too many roses. Every surface of the room is covered with them. An anonymous fan has been showering Flavia with these beautiful gifts in London, St. Petersburg, Amsterdam, and now, Venice, but she no longer feels flattered. A few nights later, invited by Brunetti to dine at his in-laws’ palazzo, Flavia confesses her alarm at these excessive displays of adoration. And when a talented young Venetian singer who has caught Flavia’s attention is savagely attacked, Brunetti begins to think that Flavia’s fears are justified in ways neither of them imagined. He must enter in the psyche of an obsessive fan before Flavia, or anyone else, comes to harm.
El comisario Brunetti investiga el extraño caso de Manuela, una joven treintañera que, años atrás, a los quince años, estuvo a punto de morir ahogada. Su abuela, la condesa Demetriana Lando-Continui, desconfía de la versión policial, según la cual la joven se arrojó a las aguas de Venecia. El punto de partida para la investigación de Brunetti es Pietro Cavanis, el único testigo, un borracho desmemoriado. La joven quedó seriamente perjudicada, atrapada en una eterna juventud por una lesión cerebral irreversible. El comisario buscará al verdadero culpable entre los archivos y rincones de una Venecia masifi cada por el turismo, recelosa de la nueva inmigración y sin expectativas para los jóvenes. Pero a veces basta con sacudir la historia para que resplandezca la verdad. La ignorancia de la ley es la peor condena.
In The Waters of Eternal Youth, the twenty-fifth instalment in the bestselling Brunetti series, our Commissario finds himself drawn into a case that may not be a crime at all. Brunetti is investigating a cold case by request of the grand Contessa Lando-Continui, a friend of Brunetti’s mother-in-law. Fifteen years ago the Contessa’s teenage granddaughter, Manuela, was found drowning in a canal. She was rescued from the canal at the last moment, but in many ways it was too late; she suffered severe brain damage and her life was never the same again. Once a passionate horse rider, Manuela, now aged thirty, cannot remember the accident, or her beloved horse, and lives trapped in an eternal youth. The Contessa, unconvinced that this was an accident, implores Brunetti to find the culprit she believes was responsible for ruining Manuela's life. Out of a mixture of curiosity, pity and a willingness to fulfil the wishes of a loving grandmother, Brunetti reopens the case. But once he starts to investigate, Brunetti finds a murky past and a dark story at its heart. The Waters of Eternal Youth is awash in the rhythms and concerns of contemporary Venetian life, from historical preservation, to housing, to new waves of African migrants, all circling the haunting story of a woman trapped in a perpetual childhood.
Once again, Commissario Guido Brunetti is willing to bend police rules for an acquaintance, even though Elisabetta Foscarini, the woman who asks the favour, is not really a friend. But her mother was good to Brunetti's, so he feels he has no choice but to repay the debt and agrees to look into the matter 'privately', rather than as a police official. Her son-in-law has alarmed his wife by telling her they might be in danger because of something he's involved with. Because Enrico Fenzo is an accountant, Brunetti suspects that the likely reason must be the finances of one of his clients. Brunetti takes a look and finds little- one client is an optician, another Fenzo`s father-in-law, whom he helped establish a charity, another the owner of a restaurant. He is about to tell his friend that he can find no reason for preoccupation when her daughter's place of work is vandalised, forcing Brunetti to turn his attention - still 'private' - to Elisabetta's own family. What he discovers shows the Janus-faced nature of yet another Italian institution as well as the wobbly line that attempts to differentiate between the criminal and the non-criminal.
In Death at La Fenice , Donna Leon’s first novel in the beloved Commissario Brunetti series, readers were introduced to the glamorous and cutthroat world of opera and to one of Italy’s finest living sopranos, Flavia Petrelli, who became the prime suspect in the poisoning of a renowned German conductor. Years after Brunetti cleared her name, Flavia has returned to the illustrious La Fenice to sing the lead in Tosca . As an opera superstar, Flavia is well acquainted with attention from adoring fans and aspiring singers. But when one fan inundates her with bouquets of yellow roses – on stage, in her dressing room and even inside her locked apartment – it becomes clear that Flavia has an anonymous stalker on her hands. Distraught and horrified, she turns to an old friend for help. In steps Commissario Brunetti. Familiar with Flavia’s melodramatic temperament, he is at first unperturbed by her story, only realising the situation is more threatening when another young opera singer is attacked. Desperate to keep Flavia out of danger, Brunetti is determined to find the culprit before more harm is done.
Venise baigne dans la torpeur d'un été caniculaire et Brunetti s'ennuie. Sa seule mission : la filature d'une vieille dame escroquée par un pseudo-voyant. La bourrasque d'un scandale de corruption sans précédent réveille le commissariat assoupi de chaleur. Meurtre d'un greffier, trafic d'influence, Brunetti ne sait plus où donner de la tête. Son horoscope lui prédisait un été calme pourtant.
Erstaunliches und Erhieterndes über das berühmteste Boot der Welt, ergänzt durch die Bilder großer italienischer Meister und mit eienr CD Venezianischer Gondellieder gespielt vom ensemble "Il Pomo d'Oro"
Qui se cache derrière ce masque de chair ? Fasciné, le commissaire Brunetti peine à déchiffrer l'histoire de cette femme défigurée qui cite Cicéron et Virgile. Elle paraît liée à un trafic de déchets toxiques qui empoisonne la ville et menace la famille de Brunetti elle-même... Le sort de Venise ressemble décidément au destin de cette femme : une beauté souillée par la cupidité des hommes.
"Twenty-one years ago, when a conductor was poisoned and the Questura sent a man to investigate, readers first met Commissario Guido Brunetti. Since 1992 s Death at La Fenice, Donna Leon and her shrewd, sophisticated, and compassionate investigator have been delighting readers around the world. For her millions of fans, Leon s novels have opened a window into the private Venice of her citizens, a world of incomparable beauty, family intimacy, shocking crime, and insidious corruption. This internationally acclaimed, bestselling series is widely considered one of the best ever written, and William Heinemann is thrilled to be publishing the twenty-second installment, The Golden Egg, in April 2013. When making routine enquiries into a possible bribery case that could embarrass the mayor a humiliation Vice-Questore Patta is very keen to avoid Commissario Brunetti receives a call from his wife, Paola, who is evidently very upset. The middle-aged deaf mute with the mental age of a child who helped out at the Brunetti s dry cleaners has been found dead an accidental overdose of his mother s sleeping pills and for some reason Paola is distraught by the news. To the
Une enquête du commissaire Brunetti - Das Mädchen seiner Träume, französische Ausgabe
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Le commissaire Brunetti, après l'enterrement de sa mère, est sollicité par un missionnaire pour enquêter sur une secte à Venise. Son hésitation est interrompue par la découverte du corps d'une fillette dans un canal.
When a body is found floating in a canal, strangely disfigured and with multiple stab wounds, Commissario Brunetti is called to investigate and is convinced he recognises the man from somewhere. However, with no identification except for the distinctive shoes the man was wearing, and no reports of people missing from the Venice area, the case cannot progress. Brunetti soon realises why he remembers the dead man, and asks Signorina Elettra if she can help him find footage of a farmers' protest the previous autumn. But what was his involvement with the protest, and what does it have to do with his murder? Acting on the fragile lead, Brunetti and Inspector Vianello set out to uncover the man's identity. Their investigation eventually takes them to a slaughterhouse on the mainland, where they discover the origin of the crime, and the world of blackmail and corruption that surrounds it. Both a gripping case and a harrowing exploration of the dark side of Italy's meat industry, Donna Leon's latest novel is a compelling addition to the Brunetti series.
Krimi. Caterina Pellegrini, a native Venetian with a doctorate in baroque opera, must determine the rightful ownership of two locked trunks belonging to a famous composer who has been dead for centuries
When a man is found stabbed to death floating in the canal, Commissario Brunetti is convinced he recognises him from somewhere. But with no identification on the body and no reports of people missing from the Venice area, it seems as if he has appeared from nowhere, and the case is at a dead end. It doesn't take long for Brunetti to realise why he remembers the dead man - he saw him at a demonstration a couple of years ago, where farmers were protesting about European milk quotas. But what was his involvement with the protest, and could it have anything to do with his murder? Having nothing to go on but the distinctive shoes the man was wearing, and a disease that had left his body strangely deformed, Brunetti and Inspector Vianello set out to try and discover the man's identity. Their investigation eventually takes them to a slaughterhouse at Preganziol, on the mainland. It is there that Brunetti discovers the dead man's connection with the slaughterhouse, and the world of blackmail and corruption that surrounds it. With a gripping case set before a harrowing exploration of the meat industry, Donna Leon's latest novel is a dark and compelling addition to the Brunetti series.
Etterforskeren Guido Brunetti blir tilkalt når en ung militærkadett blir funnet død ved et antatt selvmord. Han blir møtt med en mur av stillhet, militæret beskytter sine egne og de sivile vil ikke snakke. Donna Leon har hatt stor suksess med bøkene om sympatiske, tørrvittige og vinglade italienske etterforskeren Brunetti. Handlingen i bøkene er lagt til Venezia og området rundt. Kriminalromanen ble utgitt på engelsk i 2003.
›Kurioses aus Venedig‹ – das erzählt Donna Leon. Untermalt werden die besonderen Begebenheiten mit Musik auf historischen Instrumenten: Virtuoses von Antonio Vivaldi, extra aufgenommen für dieses Buch von ›Il Complesso Barocco‹.
When a young woman returns from holiday to find her elderly neighbour dead, she immediately alerts the police. Commissario Brunetti is called to the scene.
Commissario Brunetti er Venezias berømte mordetterforsker med store sanselige gleder. Han er gift med universitetslektoren Paola. Når studenten Claudia blir funnet knivstukket til døde, er hun ikke lenger bare Paolas student, men også Brunettis sak. Donna Leon har stor suksess med sine bøker om den italienske etterforskeren Brunetti.
As Venice experiences a debilitating heatwave, Commissario Brunetti prepares to escape the city and spend time with his family in the mountains. For Ispettore Vianello, however, the weather is the last thing on his mind; it appears his aunt has become obsessed with horoscopes and has been withdrawing large amounts of money from the family business. Not knowing what to do, he consults Brunetti and asks permission to trail her. This 'unofficial' investigation leads them to the flat of Stefano Gorini. But who is this man? And why is Vianello's aunt giving him large amounts of money? Meanwhile, Brunetti receives a visit from a friend who works at the Commune. It seems that discrepancies have been occurring at the Courthouse involving Judge Luisa Coltellini and Araldo Fontana, an usher with a flawless track record. Intrigued, Brunetti asks Signorina Elettra to find out what she can while he is away on his family holiday. When news reaches Brunetti that Araldo Fontana has been murdered in a violent attack, he returns to the city to head up the investigation. But why would someone want a good man dead, and what might his death have to do with the discrepancies at the Courthouse? It soon becomes clear that things are not what they seem, and as suspicions arise Brunetti has to dig ever deeper to uncover the truth behind the façade.
As Venice experiences a debilitating heatwave, Commissario Brunetti escapes the city to spend time with his family. For Ispettore Vianello, however, the weather is the last thing on his mind. It appears his aunt has become obsessed with horoscopes and has been withdrawing large amounts of money from the family business. Not knowing what to do, he consults Brunetti and asks permission to trail her. Meanwhile, Brunetti receives a visit from a friend who works at the Commune. It seems that discrepancies have been occurring at the Courthouse involving a judge and an usher with a flawless track record. Intrigued, Brunetti asks Signorina Elettra to find out what she can while he's away. When news reaches Brunetti that the usher from the Courthouse has been viciously murdered, he returns to investigate. But why would someone want a good man dead, and what might his death have to do with the Courthouse discrepancies?
On a cold night shortly before Christmas, an immigrant street vendor is killed in Venice's Campo Santo Stefano. The nearest witnesses to the event are the tourists who had been browsing the man's wares before his death - fake handbags of every designer label - but they have seen nothing that might be of much help to the police.
When Commissario Brunetti receives a visit from one of his wife's students with a strange and vague interest in investigating the possibility of a pardon for a crime committed by her grandfather many years ago, he thinks little of it, despite being intrigued by the girl's intelligence and moral conscience. But when the girl is found stabbed to death, Claudia Leonardo is no longer Paola's student, but instead becomes Brunetti's case. Claudia seemed to have no discernible living family, but lived with an elderly Austrian woman. Brunetti is stunned by the extraordinary art collection the old woman keeps, and when she in turn is found dead, the case begins to unlock long buried secrets of collaboration during the war, secrets few in Italy are happy to explore...
In "Dood van een Maestro" wordt tijdens de pauze van de opera La Traviata de beroemde dirigent Helmut Wellauer dood aangetroffen. Hij blijkt te zijn vergiftigd. De eigenzinnige maestro had vele vijanden, maar zou één van hen ook een moord op zijn geweten kunnen hebben? Commissario Guido Brunetti duikt in Wellauers verleden en doet macabere ontdekkingen over zowel het slachtoffer als de dader.Studente Claudia Leonardo benadert commissario Brunetti in "Bedrieglijke zaken" met een bijzondere vraag: ze wil weten of haar grootvader postuum kan worden vijgespriken van een misdaad waarvoor hij in het verleden is veroordeeld. De zaak heeft voor Brunettti geen prioriteit, maar dat verandert onmiddellijk wanneer het meisje dood wordt gevonden.
Quan el commissario Brunetti coneix durant un sopar Franca Marinello, la dona d'un pròsper empresari venecià, queda completament fascinat per la seva passió per Virgili i Ciceró, i una mica sorprès per la seva aparença: una dona rossa i superficial que vesteix roba cara i exhibeix un vistós lífting facial.Pocs dies després, el responsable local dels carabinieri fa una visita a Brunetti. Vol obtenir informació sobre la mort del propietari d'una companyia de camions que, pel que sembla, pot estar relacionada amb el transport il·legal de residus i amb l'ecomàfia. Les descobertes del commissario demostren que l'enlluernadora Franca Marinello ha mantingut contactes amb el principal sospitós, un home sinistre amb un passat. Però la veritat sempre té un costat obscur.La nova novel·la de Donna Leon és un treball subtil, apassionant i d'una absoluta actualitat. I com sempre, ens transporta als carrers, els sons, les olors d'una Venècia inundada de vida."El commissario Brunetti ha captivat milions de lectors arreu del món". Avui "Brunetti crea addicció". News
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.
The second novel to feature Guido Brunetti, commissario of the Venice Police. Brunetti confronts the grisly sight of the body of an American soldier in a canal. He becomes suspicious and discovers toxic waste-dumping and a high-level cover-up that extends from the Mafia to the US Army.
"In About Face, Guido Brunetti and his wife, Paola, are on their way to a dinner party at Palazzo Falier, home of Paola's parents, the rich and powerful Conte and Contessa Falier, While Paola stops to examine a bookstore window, Brunetti's eye is caught by a couple ahead of them in the nearly deserted streets; a woman in an impossibly expensive fur coat on the arm of a much older man. He is intrigued when they turn out to be fellow dinner guests, and even more so when he sees the woman's face, which has been disfigured by excessive plastic surgery. She is Franca Marinello, La Superliftata, whom he's heard of but never met." "This intelligent, mysterious woman entrances Brunetti. When she visits him later at the Questura and asks a favor, he is troubled. Her request seems to land near his investigation into a suspicious death that looks like murder, and the illegal hauling of garbage. In Italy, the environment has reached a crisis. Incinerators across the south are at full capacity, burning who-knows-what, the polluted waters of Venice's canals sit in the shadow of a major chemical complex, and in Naples, enormous piles of garbage grow in the streets." As Brunetti delves into this shadowy, toxic world, he comes face to face with violence as dangerous as he's ever seen, and corruption that touches on his influential father-in-law, as well as the fascinating Franca Marinello.
Venetië in het vroege ochtendlicht biedt een onvergetelijk schouwspel van grote schoonheid. Maar de vroege ochtend dat commissario Brunetti wordt opgeroepen bij het dode lichaam van een jonge man in het canale, ziet er al snel heel anders uit. Alle aanwijzingen doen vermoeden dat het om een gewelddadige beroving gaat. Wanneer Brunettie in het appartement van het slachtoffer vervolgens enkele belastende zaken worden gevonden die wijzen op een complot van hogerhand, raakt hij ervan overtuigd dat iemand er veel belang bij heeft dat de echte daders van deze moord nooit worden gevonden.
One rainy morning Commissario Brunetti and Ispettore Vianello respond to a 911 call reporting a body floating near some steps on the Grand Canal. Reaching down to pull it out, Brunetti's wrist is caught by the silkiness of golden hair, and he sees a small foot - together he and Vianello lift a dead girl from the water. But, inconceivably, no one has reported a missing child, nor the theft of the gold jewellery that she carries. Brunetti is drawn into a search not only for the cause of her death but also for her identity, her family, and for the secrets that people will keep in order to protect their children - be they innocent or guilty. From the canals and palazzos of Venice to a Gypsy encampment on the mainland, Brunetti struggles with institutional prejudice and entrenched criminality to try to unravel the fate of the dead child.
Schon in ihren Brunetti-Romanen interessiert sich Donna Leon nicht nur für kriminelle Mißstände, sondern auch für die Genüsse des Lebens. In den hier versammelten Geschichten läßt uns die Amerikanerin in Venedig teilhaben an ihrem Blick hinter die Kulissen der an Genüssen so reichen Lagunenstadt.
When Commissario Brunetti is summoned to the hospital bedside of a senior paediatrician whose skull has been fractured, he is confronted with more questions than answers. Three men have burst into the doctor's apartment in the middle of the night, attacked him and taken away his 18-month-old son. What can have motivated such an assault?.
Commissario Brunetti krijgt bezoek van een jonge ambtenaar die onderzoekt of hij de juiste bouwvergunningen heeft voor zijn appartement. Brunetti probeert het aanvankelijk op een typisch Venetiaanse manier op te lossen: hij kijkt wie in zijn kenniskring bij de overheid werkt en dit probleem kan laten verdwijnen. Maar wanneer de ambtenaar hem met bevende stem belt en vervolgens een dodelijke val van een steiger maakt, weet Brunetti dat het probleem groter is dan alleen zijn bouwvergunningen...
A young Don Juan is found murdered in front of his apartment - and, at the same time, an elderly couple is reported missing after an excursion to the ancient site of Tindari. But as Inspector Montalbano discovers, these two seemingly unrelated cases lead him down a path more evil and far-reaching than he has been down before.
Donna Leon opens doors to the hidden Venice like no one else. With her latest novel, Through a Glass, Darkly, Leon takes us inside the secretive island of Murano, home of the world-famous glass factories. On a luminous spring day in Venice, Commissario Brunetti and his assistant Vianello play hooky from the Questura in order to help Vianello's friend Marco Ribetti, arrested during an environmental protest. They secure his release, only to be faced by the fury of the man's father-in-law, Giovanni De Cal, a cantankerous glass factory owner who has been heard in the bars of Murano making violent threats about Ribetti. Brunetti's curiosity is piqued, and he finds himself drawn to Murano to investigate. Is De Cal the type of man to carry out his threats? Then one morning the body of De Cal's night watchman is found. Over long lunches, on secret boat rides, in quiet bars, and down narrow streets, Brunetti searches for the killer. Will he unravel the clues before the night watchman's death is allowed to be forgotten?A fascinating novel set in the intersection between tourism and native Venetian society, Through a Glass, Darkly is Donna Leon at her finest.
As Donna Leon’s many fans have come to expect, beloved Commissario Guido Brunetti once again finds himself pursuing a puzzling case his fellow policemen would rather leave closed. After a wealthy elderly woman is found brutally murdered in her apartment, the authorities suspect her maid. But when the maid meets an untimely end trying to escape from border police, and it appears that the money she carried may not have been stolen, Commissario Guido Brunetti decides—unofficially—to take the case on himself. Filled with Leon’s signature plot twists, Doctored Evidence is a terrific novel of suspense that is sure to delight loyal fans as well as attract new ones.
Schon in ihren Brunetti-Romanen interessiert sich Donna Leon nicht nur fur kriminelle Mifi-stiinde, sondern auch fur die Gemisse des Le-bens. Die hier versammelten Geschichten han-deln nicht nur von guten Speisen, sondern auch von ihrer Leidenschaft fur Bucher und die Oper und von der Erholung in den Bergen. Und als Amerikanerin in Venedig schreibt Donna Leon nicht blofi liber Bella Italia, sondern auch iiber die Mafia und Machos. Von Venedig blickt sie hiniiber nach Amerika, dem Iran oder Saudi-Arabien.In ihrer direkten Art nimmt Donna Leon Un-vermutetes aufs Warum ist es nicht er-strebenswert, aufierordentlicher amerikanischer Konsul zu werden? Und wie findet man fur die beste Freundin in New York einen Mann? Woriiber reden Crime Ladies wie Barbara Vine und Donna Leon, wenn sie gemeinsam dinie-ren? Und warum weint man beim Lesen von Romanen leichter als in der Wirklichkeit? Wie schreibt man einen Kriminalroman? Und was tun Maulwiirfe eigentlich sonntags morgens um halb neun?Vielseitig, wie sie ist, stellt sich Donna Leon unerschrocken manche Frage - und bleibt da-bei sich selber treu. Ihr Blick ist ebenso unbe-stechlich wie anteilnehmend, und eines fehlt der Humor.
On a cold Venetian night shortly before Christmas, a man is killed in a scuffle in Campo San Stefano. The closest witnesses to the event are the tourists who had been browsing the man's wares before his death - fake handbags of every designer label - but they have seen nothing that might be of much help to the police. When Commissario Brunetti arrives on the scene, he finds it hard to understand why anyone would murder an illegal immigrant. They have few social connections and little money; in-fighting is the obvious answer. But once Brunetti begins investigating this unfamiliar Venetian underworld, he discovers that matters of great value are at stake in the immigrant community...
A Justícia uniforme el commissari Guido Brunetti s’embarca en una nova investigació que ens submergirà de ple en el món complex i tempestuós de les elits polítiques més poderoses d’Itàlia. La rutina aparentment tranquil·la de l’Acadèmia Militar de San Martino s’ha trencat de cop en aparèixer el cos sense vida del cadet Ernesto Moro. El jove Ernesto, que han trobat penjat amb una corda al coll, és fill de Fernando Moro, metge i exdiputat al Parlament, home d’una integritat impecable que queda desfet per la tragèdia. Però tot i que el doctor Moro i la seva exdona estan convençuts que no es tracta d’un suïcidi, cap dels dos no sembla disposat a col·laborar en la investigació. L’enigma es descabdellarà quan el commissario Brunetti comenci a furgar en la carrera política del doctor Moro i hi descobreixi una sèrie de detalls esfereïdors.
When the body of a wealthy elderly woman is found brutally murdered in her Venetian flat, it is soon clear to the police that the prime suspect is her Rumanian maid, who has disappeared and is heading for Rumania. When the woman is approached by the border police as her train is leaving Italy, she makes a run for it and is killed as she crosses the tracks in front of an oncoming train. She has a considerable sum of money on her and her papers are obvious forgeries. Case closed. But when the old woman's neighbour returns from a business trip to London, it becomes clear the maid could not have had time to kill the old woman before catching her train, and that the money on her was not stolen. Commissario Brunetti decides - unofficially - to take the case on himself. As Brunetti learns more of the old woman's family, he sees that this is probably not a crime motivated by Greed, rather that the probable motive connects with the temptations of Lust. But perhaps Brunetti is following a faalse trail and thinking of the wrong Deadly Sin altogether...
Le commissaire Guido Brunetti est sur la sellette : sa propre femme, Paola, est arrêtée après avoir démoli la vitrine d'une agence de voyages qu'elle suspecte de promouvoir le tourisme sexuel. Brunetti est temporairement démis de ses fonctions. Mais l'affaire se corse avec l'assassinat du propriétaire de l'agence. Pour tout indice, on retrouve à côté du corps une lettre accusant le défunt d'être un " pornographe ". [Payot]
From the acclaimed author of The Waters of Eternal Youth, Commissario Guido Brunetti dredges up dark secrets from Italy's anti-Semitic past in his captivating eleventh case. Mystery lovers everywhere are addicted to Donna Leon's ever-honorable Commissario Guido Brunetti and her portrayal of Venice's beautiful but sinister byways and canals. In Willful Behavior, Brunetti is approached for a favor by one of his wife's students. Intelligent and serious , Claudia Leonardo asks for his help in obtaining a pardon for a crime once committed by her now-dead grandfather. Brunetti thinks little of it-until Claudia is found dead. Soon, another corpse and an extraordinary art collection lead Brunetti to long-buried secrets of Nazi collaboration and the exploitation of Italian Jews-secrets few in Italy want revealed.
Tijdens het onderzoek naar de dood van een ambtenaar voor bouwzaken komt een politieman uit Venetië in aanraking met corruptie, geldschieters en drugshandelaren.
Wir befinden uns in der Wohnung von Donna Leon. Nicht nur vom Fenster aus, auch durch die Wände hindurch nimmt sie ihre Nachbarn wahr; meistens jedoch tauscht sie sich direkt mit ihnen aus. Dabei wird sie nicht nur in die Geheimnisse der italienischen Küche und in das Familienleben eingeweiht, sondern sie wird auch Zeugin vieler italienischer Mißstände, gegen die sie ankämpft, als wäre sie Commissario Brunetti in Person.
When Commissario Guido Brunetti is visited by a young bureaucrat investigating
the lack of official approval for the building of his apartment years earlier,
his first reaction, like any other Venetian, is to think of whom he knows who
might bring pressure to bear on the relevant government department.
For more than a decade Donna Leon has been a bestseller in Europe with a series of mysteries featuring Commissario Guido Brunetti. Always ready to bend the rules to solve a crime, Brunetti manages to maintain his integrity while maneuvering through a city rife with politics, corruption, and intrigue. In "Uniform Justice," a young cadet has been found hanged, a presumed suicide, in Veniceas elite military academy. Brunettias sorrow for the boy, so close in age to his own son, is rivaled only by his contempt for a community that is more concerned with protecting the reputation of the school, and its privileged students, than with finding the truth. The young manas father is a doctor and former politician. He is a man of an impeccable integrity who inexplicably avoids talking to the police. As Brunetti pursues his inquiry, he is faced with a wall of silence. Is the military protecting its own? Or has Brunetti uncovered a conspiracy far more sinister than that of a single death?
