Donna Leon Biography

Donna Leon is the author of the international best-selling novels featuring Commissario Guido Brunetti, all of which have been critically acclaimed. The winner of the CWA Macallan Silver Dagger for Fiction, among other awards, Leon has lived in Venice for about thirty years.


Commissario Guido Brunetti series order to 2017

1. Death at la Fenice, 1992
2. Death in a Strange Country, 1993
3. Dressed for Death, 1994, first published as The Anonymous Venetian
4. A Ventian Reckoning, 1995, first published as Death and Judgement
5. Acqua Alta, 1996, first published as Death in High Water
6. Quietly in Their Sleep, 1997, first published as Death of Faith
7. A Noble Radiance, 1998
8. Fatal Remedies, 1999
9. Friends in High Places, 2000
10. A Sea of Troubles, 2001
11. Wilful Behaviour, 2002
12. Uniform Justice, 2003
13. Doctored Evidence, 2004
14. Blood from a Stone, 2005
15. Through the Glass Darkly, 2006
16. Suffer the Little Children, 2007
17. The Girl of his Dreams, 2008
18. About Face, 2009
19. A Question of Belief, 2010
20. Drawing Conclusions, 2011
21. Beastly Things, 2012
22. The Golden Egg, 2013
23. By Its Cover, 2014
24. Falling in Love, 2015
25. The Waters of Eternal Youth, 2016
26. Earthly Remains, 2017