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Donna Leon is author of the much-loved, best-selling series of novels featuring Commissario Brunetti and one of The Times '' 50 Greatest Crime Writers. Widely considered one of the best detective series ever, with admirers including Ursula K. Le Guin and Val McDermid, the Brunetti Mysteries have won numerous awards around the world and been translated into thirty-five languages.>

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Donna Leon is author of the much-loved, best-selling series of novels featuring Commissario Brunetti and one of The Times' 50 Greatest Crime Writers. Widely considered one of the best detective series ever, with admirers including Ursula K. Le Guin and Val McDermid, the Brunetti Mysteries have won numerous awards around the world and been translated into thirty-five languages.

Product details

• Authors: Donna Leon, Leon Donna
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.02.2026
• EAN: 9781804955482
• ISBN: 978-1-80495-548-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Short Stories, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, Literary essays