Donna Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti novels have long been celebrated for their descriptions of food. Here, Leon's best friend and favorite cook brings to life these fabulous Venetian meals. The recipes are joined by excerpts from the novels, plus illustrations and essays.
Donna Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti novels have long been celebrated for their descriptions of food. Here, Leon's best friend and favorite cook br...
Eigentlich wollte Brunetti mit seiner Familie in die Berge fahren. Doch dann wird vor Mestre die Leiche eines Mannes in Frauenkleidern gefunden. Ein Transvestit? Wird Streitigkeiten mit seinen Freiern gehabt haben - so die allgemeine Meinung, auch bei der Polizei. Brunetti schaut genauer hin und lernt bei seinen Ermittlungen, weniger schnell zu urteilen als die ach so ehrenwerten Normalbürger.
Eigentlich wollte Brunetti mit seiner Familie in die Berge fahren. Doch dann wird vor Mestre die Leiche eines Mannes in Frauenkleidern gefunden. Ein T...
He discovers that her husband worked for a company that monitored the cleanliness of Venice's water supply and that he had died in a motorcycle accident. Distracted briefly by Vice Questore Patta's obsession with youth crime in Venice, Brunetti turns to the remarkable research skills of Patta's secretary, Signora Elettra Zorzi.
He discovers that her husband worked for a company that monitored the cleanliness of Venice's water supply and that he had died in a motorcycle accide...
Once again, Commissario Guido Brunetti is willing to bend police rules for an acquaintance, even though Elisabetta Foscarini, the woman who asks the favour, is not really a friend. But her mother was good to Brunetti's, so he feels he has no choice but to repay the debt and agrees to look into the matter 'privately', rather than as a police official. Her son-in-law has alarmed his wife by telling her they might be in danger because of something he's involved with.
Because Enrico Fenzo is an accountant, Brunetti suspects that the likely reason must be the...
Once again, Commissario Guido Brunetti is willing to bend police rules for an acquaintance, even though Elisabetta Foscarini, the woman who asks ...