Tag Archives: Mystery & Detective/General

And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks

by William S. Burroughs

The legendary unpublished collaboration between William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, a hard-boiled crime novel about a shocking murder at the dawn of the…

About Face

by Donna Leon

“Leon . . . is so generous with the humanizing details that make this series special. There are long walks in Brunetti’s warm company…

Acqua Alta

by Donna Leon

“Smuggling, sexual betrayal, high-class fakery and, of course, mafia money make for a rich brew.” —Sunday Times (London)

The Jewels of Paradise

by Donna Leon

From critically acclaimed best-selling novelist Donna Leon, her first stand-alone novel, a tale of music, religion, and the mysterious patrimony of a forgotten composer.