Death at la Fenice

English language

Published June 24, 2009

ISBN:: 978-0-09-953656-7

(1 review)

Death at La Fenice (1992), the first novel by American academic and crime-writer Donna Leon, is the first of the internationally best-selling Commissario Brunetti mystery series, set in Venice, Italy. The novel won the Japanese Suntory prize, and its sequel is Death in a Strange Country (1993).

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Julie R reviewed Death at la Fenice by Donna Leon

kinda boring

2 stars

This is a solid story with good writing and plot that I found pretty dull. Also, the reveal turned out to be a huge trigger for me, so that wasn't great right before bed.