Leon's best so far ... I don't think I could really understand a crime fan who didn't love Donna Leon
Scotland on Sunday
Leon tells the story as if she loves Venice as much as her detective does, warts and all. <b>The plot and subplots unfold elegantly; beauty and the beast march hand in hand, and the result is rich entertainment</b>
Sunday Times
All Donna Leon's novels are excellent in their evocation of place, while in Brunetti she has created a character who becomes more real in each book ... However, <b><i>Friends in High Places</i> is by far the best</b>, and marks a quantum leap forward
Evening Standard
Leon is a skilful plotter . . . Brunetti is a nicely shaded creation, a moral man who is also all too human. <i>Friends in High Places</i> is <b>a splendid read, clever and provoking</b>
The Observer
<i>Friends in High Places</i> [is an] elegant police procedural set in beautifully imagined Venice
Sunday Times