Tag Archives: Mystery & Detective/General

Beastly Things

by Donna Leon

In the latest novel of this celebrated series, a dead man is found in a canal, and Brunetti will need all his ingenuity and…

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The legendary unpublished collaboration between William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, a hard-boiled crime novel about a shocking murder at the dawn of the…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