Brunetti books always feel like coming home, even though I don’t live in Venice… In a series with thirty-three books (!!!), one could be forgiven for thinking that it would be hard to keep producing engaging books that draw readers in, while also making them think. But Donna Leon consistently pulls this off (see here […]
A Refiner’s Fire by Donna Leon is coming Tuesday – a review Read More »
Brunetti is still as awesome as ever… It’s hard to believe that Donna Leon has been writing her Guido Brunetti series since the early 1990s, and although there’s a little bit of variability from title to title (some stand out a little more than others), I’ve read each and every one, and all are excellent.
A review of So Shall You Reap by Donna Leon – coming in March 2023 Read More »
I’ve been a big fan of Donna Leon’s Commissario Brunetti series for years, ever since picking up some of the early series titles in paperback on a business trip to the UK – and then binge-reading three of them, one after the other, on the two airplane flights home. And in the first couple of
Review of Give Unto Others by Donna Leon – coming in March 2022 Read More »
Another excellent Commissario Brunetti mystery… As usual, Donna Leon has given readers a wonderful mystery in Transient Desires, the thirtieth title in her Commissario Guido Brunetti series. On the face of it, the story starts out as a simple investigation: Who were the two men who sped away in a boat after dropping two badly
coming soon: Transient Desires by Donna Leon (review) Read More »
