When the body of a wealthy elderly woman is found, brutally murdered in her Venetian flat, Commissario Brunetti decides - unofficially - to take the case on himself.
When the body of a wealthy elderly woman is found, brutally murdered in her Venetian flat, Commissario Brunetti decides - unofficially - to take the c...
The murder of two clam fishermen off the island of Pellestrina, south of the Lido on the Venetian lagoon, draws Commissario Brunetti into the close-knit community of the island, bound together by a code of loyalty and a suspicion of outsiders worthy of the Mafia.
The murder of two clam fishermen off the island of Pellestrina, south of the Lido on the Venetian lagoon, draws Commissario Brunetti into the close-kn...
Commissario Brunetti is visited by a young bureaucrat investigating the lack of official approval for the building of the apartment. But then the bureaucrat is found dead.
Commissario Brunetti is visited by a young bureaucrat investigating the lack of official approval for the building of the apartment. But then the bure...
Early one morning Guido Brunetti, Commissario of the Venice Police, confronts a grisly sight when the body of a young man is fished out of a fetid Venetian canal. All the clues point to a violent mugging, but for Brunetti, robbery seems altogether too convenient a motive.
Early one morning Guido Brunetti, Commissario of the Venice Police, confronts a grisly sight when the body of a young man is fished out of a fetid Ven...
When one of his wife's students is murdered, Commissario Brunetti's investigation opens up long-buried secrets of collaboration and the exploitation of Italian Jews during the war, secrets few in Italy are happy to explore.
When one of his wife's students is murdered, Commissario Brunetti's investigation opens up long-buried secrets of collaboration and the exploitation o...
The quiet of the Venetian night is shattered as a band of armed men smash their way into Dr Gustavo Pedrolli's apartment, fracture his skull and grab his 18-month-old baby. And when Commissario Guido Brunetti arrives at the hospital to investigate, no one knows why the eminent paediatrician has suffered such a violent assault.
The quiet of the Venetian night is shattered as a band of armed men smash their way into Dr Gustavo Pedrolli's apartment, fracture his skull and grab ...
Commissario Brunetti is called in to investigate when a young army cadet is found hanged, a presumed suicide. However, he is met by a wall of silence, as the military protects its own and civilians are unwilling to talk.
Commissario Brunetti is called in to investigate when a young army cadet is found hanged, a presumed suicide. However, he is met by a wall of silence,...
As Venice experiences a heatwave, Commissario Brunetti plans to escape the city to spend time with his family in the mountains. For Ispettore Vianello, however, the weather is the last thing on his mind. It appears his aunt has become obsessed with horoscopes and has been withdrawing large amounts of money from the family business.
As Venice experiences a heatwave, Commissario Brunetti plans to escape the city to spend time with his family in the mountains. For Ispettore Vianello...
A young woman returns from holiday to find her elderly neighbour dead on the floor. A heart attack seems the likely cause, but Commissario Brunetti is not so sure and decides to take a closer look. Soon he discovers that she was part of an organization that cares for abused women and that her apartment was a safe-house.
A young woman returns from holiday to find her elderly neighbour dead on the floor. A heart attack seems the likely cause, but Commissario Brunetti is...
When a man is found stabbed to death, floating in the canal, Commissario Brunetti is convinced he recognises him from somewhere. But with no identification on the body and no reports of people missing from the Venice area, it seems as if he has appeared from nowhere, and the case is at a dead end.
When a man is found stabbed to death, floating in the canal, Commissario Brunetti is convinced he recognises him from somewhere. But with no identific...
