Commissario Guido Brunetti Books in Order
The Commissario Guido Brunetti series by Donna Leon includes 28 books published between 1995–2006.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on AmazonDeath at La Fenice (Unabridged Audio Tape)
1999 · Donna Leon
Renowned opera conductor Helmut Wellauer is found dead in his dressing room, the victim of cyanide poisoning. Guido Brunetti, the Vice Commissario of…
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Buy on Amazon1996 · Donna Leon
The second book in the Guido Brunetti series by Donna Leon. Brunetti, a commissario in the Italian State Police stationed in his native Venice, is…
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Buy on Amazon1996 · Donna Leon
In Venice, Commissioner Brunetti seeks the killer of a man found wearing high heel shoes, his chest and legs shaved. At first glance it appears to be…
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Buy on Amazon2006 · Donna Leon
Italian commissioner Guido Brunetti investigates the shooting death of a lawyer on a Venice-bound train. In the process he discovers a drug and…
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Buy on Amazon2003 · Donna Leon
The Venice commissioner Guido Brunetti investigates the murder of a museum director who was involved in the traffic of Chinese antiques. Suspicion…
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Buy on Amazon2004 · Donna Leon
During renovations to a deserted farmhouse, workers discover a grave. The signet ring found nearby reignites an infamous kidnapping case involving…
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Buy on Amazon2000 · Donna Leon
Commissario Guido Brunetti is visited by a young bureaucrat investigating the lack of official approval for the building of his apartment years…
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Buy on Amazon2002 · Donna Leon
The murder of two clam fishermen off the island of Pellestrina, south of the Lido on the Venetian lagoon, draws Commissario Brunetti into the…
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Buy on Amazon2004 · Donna Leon
A young cadet is found dead at an elite military academy. Commissario Brunetti is getting nowhere with the investigation because no one is…
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Buy on Amazon2005 · Donna Leon
A miserly spinster is found brutally murdered in her Venice apartment, and police suspect her Romanian housekeeper, who dies while fleeing arrest.…
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Buy on Amazon2005 · Donna Leon
An unidentified African street vendor is executed in front of tourists in the middle of Venice. Guido Brunetti, the policeman who usually must solve…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Donna Leon
Commissario Guido Brunetti receives a frantic call from the director of a prestigious Venetian library after pages are stolen from several rare…
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After acting rashly during an interrogation, Commissario Brunetti realizes he needs a break and is sent by his wife Paola to a relative's villa on…
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Companion & related books
Related titles and editions that sit outside the main numbered order.
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Donna Leon
At a dinner party hosted by his in-laws, Commissario Brunetti meets Franca Marinello, wife of a Venetian businessman, and is struck by her love of…
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As Venice suffers a heatwave, Commissario Brunetti prepares to escape to the mountains with his family. Ispettore Vianello asks Brunetti's permission…
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When a man's tide-damaged body is found in a canal with no wallet and only one shoe, Brunetti has little to go on. An autopsy reveals a rare,…
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Commissario Guido Brunetti, assisted by Inspector Lorenzo Vianello and Signorina Elettra Zorzi, investigates the death of a Venetian widow found in a…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Donna Leon
While attending a performance by an opera star he once saved (in Death at La Fenice), Brunetti learns that the singer is being stalked by an obsessed…
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As autumn leaves begin to fall, Vice Questore Patta asks Commissario Guido Brunetti to look into a minor violation involving the mayor's future…
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An accident involving the father of a boy suspected of using drugs leads Commissario Guido Brunetti to pursue a series of false and contradictory…
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Brunetti is hired to investigate a suspicious near-drowning from years earlier that left a girl permanently brain damaged. He struggles to determine…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Commissario Guido Brunetti books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “Death at La Fenice (Unabridged Audio Tape)”. Start with “Death at La Fenice (Unabridged Audio Tape).”
How many books are in the Commissario Guido Brunetti series?
We list 28 books by Donna Leon , published between 1995–2006.
Where can I buy the Commissario Guido Brunetti books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.