The Anonymous Venetian: The Atmospheric Murder Mystery Set in Venice Acqua Alta: Another Intriguing Murder Mystery in the Venetian Crime Series Friends In High Places Uniform Justice
Fatal Remedies The Girl of His Dreams Drawing Conclusions Earthly Remains
Unto Us a Son Is Given: Shortlisted for the Gold Dagger Transient Desires The Anonymous Venetian: The Atmospheric Murder Mystery Set in Venice Acqua Alta: Another Intriguing Murder Mystery in the Venetian Crime Series
Friends In High Places Uniform Justice Fatal Remedies The Girl of His Dreams

Top 10 Donna Leon Novels

By Aardvark Books & Cafe

Top 10 Donna Leon Novels

By Aardvark Books & Cafe

Here at Aardvark we are Brunetti-aholics and have read every single Donna Leon many times. The news of a new novel 'Transient Desires' out next month has lead to us having a look through her back list and pulling out our favourites. Make your own list too. We have not included her non-Brunetti books ( which are also excellent). Her account of buying and selling her dream apartment is particularly moving. Three or more cheers for Venice's favourite non-Italian chronicler!

The Anonymous Venetian: The Atmospheric Murder Mystery Set in Venice

The Anonymous Venetian: The Atmospheric Murder Mystery Set in Venice

Donna Leon

£9.99 £9.49

A holiday dashed by the appearance of a faceless corpse. A classic set up for a dizzying tale

Acqua Alta: Another Intriguing Murder Mystery in the Venetian Crime Series

Acqua Alta: Another Intriguing Murder Mystery in the Venetian Crime Series

Donna Leon

£9.99 £9.49

One of the contenders for the best in the series. A beating, a body and Venice at its most impressive

Friends In High Places

Friends In High Places

Donna Leon

£9.99 £9.49

Simply brilliant on the annoyances and petty corruptions of bureaucracy.

Uniform Justice

Uniform Justice

Donna Leon

£9.99 £9.49

A young military cadet is found hanged but is it murder or suicide. Brunetti investigates

Fatal Remedies

Fatal Remedies

Donna Leon

£9.99 £9.49

Paola Brunetti's beloved wife is arrested for an act of political vandelism. Brilliant on how the characters inter-relate and one of the most revealing about the central characters marriage.

The Girl of His Dreams

The Girl of His Dreams

Donna Leon

£9.99 £9.49

A young girl is found drowned and Brunetti has to try to find answers in the gypsy communities that live on the mainland.

Drawing Conclusions

Drawing Conclusions

Donna Leon

£9.99 £9.49

A subtle case in which an old woman is found dead and Brunetti has to find out why, whilst dealing with his appalling boss.

Earthly Remains

Earthly Remains

Donna Leon

£9.99 £9.49

One of the most extraordinary things about Donna Leon is that despite having written so many novels in the series the quality is undiminished. This is another candidate for the best in series, and after an intriquing beginning that swerves away from where you think the story is going.

Unto Us a Son Is Given: Shortlisted for the Gold Dagger

Unto Us a Son Is Given: Shortlisted for the Gold Dagger

Donna Leon

£9.99 £9.49

Perhaps the most bleak of all the novels in the series. Superb writing and never less than compelling.

Transient Desires

Transient Desires

Donna Leon

£20.00

How could we not include the new one!