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Death in a Strange Country cover

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Commissario Brunetti

A Mystery Series by Donna Leon

Death at La Fenice is the first book of the Commissario Brunetti series

FIRST PUBLISHED 1992

NUMBER OF BOOKS 33 books

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Venice mysteries soaked in local life and hidden histories
Investigations blocked by loyalty, favors, and official cover-ups
Detectives balancing personal conscience with police duty

Book Series In Order

Death at La Fenice

1

Death at La Fenice

Death in a Strange Country

2

Death in a Strange Country

Dressed for Death

3

Dressed for Death

Death and Judgment

4

Death and Judgment

Acqua Alta

5

Acqua Alta

Quietly in Their Sleep

6

Quietly in Their Sleep

A Noble Radiance

7

A Noble Radiance

Fatal Remedies

8

Fatal Remedies

Friends in High Places

9

Friends in High Places

A Sea of Troubles

10

A Sea of Troubles

Willful Behavior

11

Willful Behavior

Uniform Justice

12

Uniform Justice

Doctored Evidence

13

Doctored Evidence

Blood from a Stone

14

Blood from a Stone

Through a Glass, Darkly

15

Through a Glass, Darkly

Suffer the Little Children

16

Suffer the Little Children

The Girl of His Dreams

17

The Girl of His Dreams

About Face

18

About Face

A Question of Belief

19

A Question of Belief

Drawing Conclusions

20

Drawing Conclusions

Beastly Things

21

Beastly Things

The Golden Egg

22

The Golden Egg

By its Cover

23

By its Cover

Falling in Love

24

Falling in Love

The Waters of Eternal Youth

25

The Waters of Eternal Youth

Earthly Remains

26

Earthly Remains

The Temptation of Forgiveness

27

The Temptation of Forgiveness

Unto Us a Son Is Given

28

Unto Us a Son Is Given

Trace Elements

29

Trace Elements

Transient Desires

30

Transient Desires

Give unto Others

31

Give unto Others

So Shall You Reap

32

So Shall You Reap

A Refiner’s Fire

33

A Refiner’s Fire

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