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by Dan Baum
Published Feb 2010
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In The Company of the Courtesan
by Sarah Dunant
Published Feb 2007
Read ReviewsA story of desire and deception, sin and religion, loyalty and friendship that paints a portrait of one of the world's greatest cities, Renaissance Venice, at its most potent moment in history.
by Donna Leon
Published Apr 2006
Read ReviewsA pitch-perfect mystery, an alluring portrait of contemporary Venice, and an elucidating eye into the attitudes of a timeless place in the grip of change.
by Donna Leon
Published Apr 2004
Read ReviewsA riveting, pitch-perfect murder mysterythe work of a truly masterful storyteller. Conjuring contemporary Venice in exquisite and alluring detail, this is widely hailed as the finest installment yet of the Commissario Guido Brunetti series.
by Cornelia Funke
Published Oct 2003
Read ReviewsTwo orphans on the run from their cruel aunt and uncle decide to hide out in Venice, where they meet the "Thief Lord"; but he has secrets of his own, and soon the boys are thrust into circumstances that will lead them, and readers, to a fantastic, spellbinding conclusion. Reading age 9+.
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