An armchair traveler’s companion to Donna Leon’s Brunetti mysteries:
“a splendid present for mystery-fiction fans [or] travel-lit buffs” (Tom
Nolan, The Wall Street Journal).
Follow
Commissario Guido Brunetti, star of Donna Leon’s international
bestselling mystery series, on over a dozen walks that highlight
Venice’s churches, markets, bars, cafes, and palazzos.
In Brunetti’s Venice,
tourists and armchair travelers follow in the footsteps of Brunetti as
he traverses the city he knows and loves. With his acute eye,
fascination with history, ear for language, passion for food, and
familiarity with the dark realities of crime and corruption, Brunetti is
the perfect companion for any walk across La Serenissima.
Over a dozen walks, encompassing all six regions of Venice as well as the lagoon, lead readers down calli, over canali, and through campi.
Important locations from the best-selling novels are highlighted and
major themes and characters are explored, all accompanied by poignant
excerpts from the novels. This is a must-have companion book for any
lover of Donna Leon’s wonderful mysteries.
