Leon, Donna
Overview
Works: |
790
works in
4,318
publications in
17
languages and
78,625
library holdings
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Genres: |
Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Musical fiction
Suspense fiction
Biography
Detective and mystery stories, American
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Roles: |
Author, Creator, Narrator, Author of afterword, colophon, etc., Performer, Contributor, Singer
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Classifications: |
PS3562.E534,
813.54 |
Most widely held works about
Donna Leon
Most widely held works by
Donna Leon
The golden egg by Donna Leon (
Book
)
56
editions published
between
2013
and
2016
in
5
languages
and held by
2,479
libraries
worldwide
At the request of his wife, Commissario Brunetti looks into the death of a deaf, mentally disabled man who worked at their dry-cleaners and uncovers a mystery when the man left no official records and his mother is reluctant to speak to him
Beastly things by Donna Leon (
Book
)
47
editions published
between
2012
and
2013
in
English
and held by
2,424
libraries
worldwide
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
A question of belief by Donna Leon (
Book
)
64
editions published
between
2010
and
2014
in
5
languages
and held by
2,417
libraries
worldwide
Under the stifling summer sun, Venice is flooded with tourism. Commissario Guido Brunetti is planning the perfect mountain vacation where he can catch up on his reading. However, before he can go, an old friend has him look into a court corruption case. As he probes deeper, Commissario Brunetti quickly becomes embroiled in a shocking murder case that is linked to his own investigation
The girl of his dreams by Donna Leon (
Book
)
49
editions published
between
2006
and
2009
in
3
languages
and held by
2,372
libraries
worldwide
One cold and rainy morning, the body of a gypsy is found floating in a canal. Brunetti suspects she fell off a nearby roof while fleeing an apartment she had robbed--but something about the case continues to haunt him
About face by Donna Leon (
Book
)
55
editions published
between
2009
and
2018
in
4
languages
and held by
2,357
libraries
worldwide
A socialite asks Guido Brunetti to investigate a murder that happened in the underworld surrounding southern Italy's garbage dumping grounds
Drawing conclusions by Donna Leon (
Book
)
52
editions published
between
2011
and
2012
in
English
and held by
2,323
libraries
worldwide
Commissario Guido Brunetti, with the help of Inspector Lorenzo Vianello and the ever-resourceful Signorina Elettra Zorzi, investigates the death of a Venetian widow in a Spartan apartment on Campo San Giacomo dell'Orio
Through a glass darkly by Donna Leon (
Book
)
70
editions published
between
1984
and
2015
in
5
languages
and held by
2,248
libraries
worldwide
It's spring in Venice, and Commissario Brunetti and his associate Vianello undertake a task not officially sanctioned by the Questura--they will try to do what they can for Vianello's friend Marco, an eco-activist who has been arrested after an environmental protest turns ugly. Soon after, Brunetti witnesses the almost psychotic enmity of Marco's father-in-law, who almost seems prepared to murder his relative (a fear that Marco's wife shares). The old man's glass factory on Murano, the source of the conflict between father and son-in-law, becomes the scene for a murder: in front of the furnaces which eternally burn at high temperatures, a body is found and Brunetti's search for the killer is aided by clues found in a volume of Dante
Uniform justice by Donna Leon (
Book
)
58
editions published
between
2003
and
2013
in
3
languages
and held by
2,248
libraries
worldwide
This internationally best-selling novelist has captivated fans throughout the world with her ever adroit, big-hearted Venetian detective Commissario Guido Brunetti. The Guardian raved that Leon's Brunetti series is crime writing of the highest order: powerful, relevant, and all too full of human failings. As Uniform Justice opens Brunetti is called to investigate a parent's worst nightmare: A young cadet has been found hanged, a presumed suicide, in Venice's elite military academy. Brunetti's 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 this tragedy. As Brunetti pursues his inquiry, he is faced with a wall of silence. Is the military protecting its own? And what of the other witnesses? Is this the natural reluctance of Italians to involve themselves with the authorities, or is Brunetti facing a conspiracy far greater than this one death?
Blood from a stone by Donna Leon (
Book
)
81
editions published
between
2005
and
2012
in
6
languages
and held by
2,117
libraries
worldwide
In a mystery that offers an unexpected take on life in contemporary Venice, Commissario Guido Brunetti plunges into the Venetian underworld of illegal African immigrants as he investigates after a street vendor is killed in a scuffle
Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon (
Book
)
180
editions published
between
1992
and
2015
in
15
languages
and held by
2,024
libraries
worldwide
When renowned opera conductor Helmut Wellauer is found dead in his dressing room, the victim of cyanide poisoning, Guido Brunetti, the Vice Commissario of the Venice police, must sift through several suspects
The jewels of paradise by Donna Leon (
Book
)
28
editions published
between
2012
and
2013
in
English
and held by
2,021
libraries
worldwide
Caterina Pellegrini is a native Venetian, and like so many of them, she's had to leave home to pursue her career. With a doctorate in baroque opera from Vienna, she lands in Manchester, England. Manchester, however, is no Venice. When Caterina gets word of a position back home, she jumps at the opportunity. The job is an unusual one. After nearly three centuries, two locked trunks, believed to contain the papers of a baroque composer have been discovered. Deeply-connected in religious and political circles, the composer died childless; now two Venetians, descendants of his cousins, each claim inheritance. Caterina's job is to examine any enclosed papers to discover the "testamentary disposition" of the composer. But when her research takes her in unexpected directions she begins to wonder just what secrets these trunks may hold
Suffer the little children by Donna Leon (
Book
)
65
editions published
between
2006
and
2017
in
4
languages
and held by
1,983
libraries
worldwide
A brutal attack on a pediatrician by a Carabiniere captain and two privates, who also take away the doctor's eighteen-month-old son, draws Commissario Guido Brunetti into a dangerous case involving a ring of baby traffickers
Earthly remains by Donna Leon (
Book
)
34
editions published
between
2017
and
2018
in
4
languages
and held by
1,872
libraries
worldwide
"Donna Leon's 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"--
Doctored evidence by Donna Leon (
Book
)
52
editions published
between
2004
and
2013
in
4
languages
and held by
1,847
libraries
worldwide
Venetian police detective Guido Brunetti investigates when a Romanian housekeeper is falsely accused of murdering her employer
Acqua alta by Donna Leon (
Book
)
125
editions published
between
1986
and
2013
in
10
languages
and held by
1,814
libraries
worldwide
Venetian detective Guido Brunetti swings into action when the curator of Venice's most prestigious museum turns up dead, bludgeoned by a priceless artifact, and an American archaeologist and close friend narrowly escapes the killer
Death in a strange country by Donna Leon (
Book
)
55
editions published
between
1993
and
2015
in
3
languages
and held by
1,523
libraries
worldwide
Aggressively investigating an American's murder in tranquil Venice despite his superior's order to keep things clean and quiet, Commissario Guido Brunetti finds himself knee-deep in a toxic waste cover-up with political ties
A noble radiance by Donna Leon (
Book
)
66
editions published
between
1998
and
2013
in
6
languages
and held by
1,467
libraries
worldwide
An unassuming uninhabited farmhouse in the Italian countryside delivers up its gruesome secret when its overgrown grounds are cleared for the first time in decades. What is left of the decomposing body is of little help to the urgently summoned Brunetti...until a distinctively valuable signet ring, found nearby, links the mangled remains to a kidnapped scion of Venetian aristocracy
The waters of eternal youth by Donna Leon (
Book
)
4
editions published
in
2016
in
English
and held by
1,300
libraries
worldwide
Fifteen years ago, a teenage girl fell into a canal late at night. Unable to swim, she went under and started to drown, only surviving thanks to a nearby man, an alcoholic, who heard her splashes and pulled her out, though not before she suffered irreparable brain damage that left her in a state of permanent childhood, unable to learn or mature. The drunk man claimed he saw her thrown into the canal by another man, but the following day he couldn't remember a thing. Now, at a fundraising dinner for a Venetian charity, a wealthy and aristocratic patroness -- the girl's grandmother -- asks Brunetti if he will investigate. Brunetti's not sure what to do. If a crime was committed, it would surely have passed the statute of limitations. But out of a mixture of curiosity, pity, and a willingness to fulfill the wishes of a guilt-wracked older woman, who happens to be his mother-in-law's best friend, he agrees. Awash in the rhythms and concerns of contemporary Venetian life, from historical preservation, to housing, to new waves of African migrants, and the haunting story of a woman trapped in a damaged perpetual childhood, Brunetti soon finds himself unable to let the case rest, if indeed there is a case.--
Falling in love : a Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery by Donna Leon (
Book
)
39
editions published
between
2015
and
2016
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
1,096
libraries
worldwide
Flavia Petrelli is the Prima Donna performing at Venice's illustrious La Fenice. An opera superstar, she is constantly swamped by adoring fans and aspiring singers. However one fan is remaining anonymous as Flavia is inundated with bouquets of yellow roses. They appear on stage, in her dressing room and even inside her locked apartment
My Venice and other essays by Donna Leon (
Book
)
5
editions published
between
2013
and
2014
in
English
and held by
4
libraries
worldwide
Donna Leon has won a huge number of passionate fans and a tremendous amount of critical acclaim for her international bestselling mystery series featuring Venetian Commissario Guido Brunetti. These accolades have built up not just for her intricate plots and gripping narratives, but for her insight into the culture, politics, family-life, and history of Venice, one of the world's most-treasured cities, and Leon's home for over thirty years. Readers love how Leon opens the doors to a private Venice, beyond the reach of the millions of international tourists who delight in the city's canals, food, and art every year. My Venice and Other Essays will be a treat for Leon's many fans, as well as for lovers of Italy and La Serenissima. For many years, Leon, who is a perennial #1 bestseller in Germany, has written essays for European publications. Collected here are the best of these: over fifty funny, charming, passionate, and insightful essays that range from battles over garbage in the canals to the troubles with rehabbing Venetian real estate. She shares episodes from her life in Venice, explores her love of opera, and recounts tales from in and around her country house in the mountains. With pointed observations and humor, she also explores her family history and former life in New Jersey, and the idea of the Italian man
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Donna Leon Amerikaans schrijfster Donna Leon amerikansk författare Donna Leon amerikansk skribent Donna Leon amerykańska pisarka Donna Leon écrivain américaine Donna Leon escritora estadounidense Donna Leon scrittrice statunitense Donna Leon (Sprecher Donna Leon US-amerikanische Krimi-Schriftstellerin Donna Leon yhdysvaltalainen rikoskirjailija Leon, Donna 1942- Leona, Donna 1942- Philipp Schepmann) Ντόνα Λεόν Дона Леон Донна Леон Леон, Донна לאון, דונה לעאן, דונה לעאן, דונה, 1942- دانا لئون دونا لئون نویسنده آمریکایی 레온, 돈나 1942- ダナ・レオン レオン, ダナ レオン, ドナ レオン, ドナ・M
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