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Donna Leon is author of the much-loved, best-selling series of novels featuring Commissario Brunetti and one of The Times' 50 Greatest Crime Writers. Widely considered one of the best detective series ever, with admirers including Ursula K. Le Guin and Val McDermid, the Brunetti Mysteries have won numerous awards around the world and been translated into thirty-five languages.Crime writing of the highest order
Guardian
One of the best European novelists around
- Amanda Craig,
The series that has shadowed Brunetti for three decades is an epic achievement
The Times
One of the most subtle and exquisite detective series ever
Washington Post
This is Donna Leon at her very best, with rich characters and elegant, sophisticated storytelling
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Only in a Donna Leon novel could you find Tacitus (“They make a desert and call it peace”) and Nancy Sinatra cited on the same page. You never know what she’s going to say next. If her increasingly sardonic wit provides more surprises than the perfectly crafted plot, <b>this only proves what a truly great writer she has become</b>.
- Mark Sanderson, The Times
Where else but Venice would you find a policeman who reads Proust, appreciates the beautiful things in life and cannot work on an empty stomach? . . . Like many of her readers, while I came for the crime, I stayed for the characters and Italian culture.
- Claer Barrett, Financial Times, Lunch with the FT