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Commissario Guido Brunetti series

Book Review: Transient Desires by Donna Leon

By Ray Palen

March 19, 2021

In the thirtieth installment of Donna Leon’s Commissario Guido Brunetti series, Brunetti is pushed to his limits as he is forced to confront an unimaginable crime. There must be something said for longevity. In this case, I refer to the latest release by author Donna Leon title Transient Desires, which is now the 30th installment…

Book Review: Unto Us a Son Is Given by Donna Leon

By Ray Palen

March 15, 2019

Unto Us a Son Is Given is the twenty-eighth novel in Donna Leon’s best-selling mystery series. The apparent indiscretion of an elderly family friend involves a reluctant Commissario Guido Brunetti . . . until the sudden natural death of his friend sets in motion a murder.   Each Donna Leon novel I read is a gift.…

5 New Books to Read this Week: March 20, 2018

By Crime HQ

March 21, 2018

Every Wednesday, we here at Criminal Element will put together a list of Staff Picks of the books that published the day before—sharing the ones that we are looking forward to reading the most! This week, Steve Berry's latest Cotton Malone thriller combines with the final completed Mickey Spillane novel to highlight a killer week…

Book Review: The Temptation of Forgiveness by Donna Leon

By Doreen Sheridan

March 20, 2018

The Temptation of Forgiveness by Donna Leon is the 27th novel in the bestselling Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery series, where a suspicious accident leads Brunetti to uncover a longstanding scam with disturbing unintended consequences (available March 20, 2018). In this 27th installment of the Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery series, our hero—a detective in the state…

Fresh Meat: Falling in Love by Donna Leon

By Susan Amper

April 3, 2015

Falling in Love by Donna Leon is the 24th mystery in the Commissario Guido Brunetti series set in Venice (available April 7, 2015). The mystery in Falling in Love, the 24th in Donna Leon’s Commissario Guido Brunetti series, is centered on diva soprano Flavia Petrelli, last seen in 1996’s Acqua Alta, and before that in…

Fresh Meat: By Its Cover by Donna Leon

By Susan Amper

March 30, 2014

By Its Cover by Donna Leon is the 23rd Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery about the Venetian police chief, whose  current investigation starts with stolen pages from old books and ends in murder (available April 1, 2014). Ah, I remember it well. Searching the dusty shelves of the library in the basement of the gothic building,…

Donna Leon, The Golden Egg

Fresh Meat: The Golden Egg by Donna Leon

By Susan Amper

March 20, 2013

The Golden Egg by Donna Leon is the 22nd Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery set in Venice (available March 26, 2013). My neighborhood’s long time crossing guard (whose name I don’t know) recently asked me if I knew what had happened to Helen, my neighbor of nine years; our houses are attached. I don’t know Helen’s…

The Jewels of Paradise by Donna Leon

Fresh Meat: The Jewels of Paradise by Donna Leon

By Victoria Janssen

September 20, 2012

The Jewels of Paradise by Donna Leon is a stand-alone traditional mystery (available October 2, 2012). 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.…

Beastly Things by Donna Leon

Fresh Meat: Beastly Things by Donna Leon

By Susan Amper

March 29, 2012

Beastly Things by Donna Leon is a Commissario Guido Brunetti of Venice mystery (available April 3, 2012). In Beastly Things, Donna Leon’s detective Guido Brunetti, Commissario di Polizia of the city of Venice, manages to retain his romantic side despite the intrigues, deceptions, and lies of the government because he feels fortunate to live amidst…

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