Commissario Guido Brunetti from the pen of bestselling author Donna Leon (83) is taking another investigative break for the time being. As in 2025, there will be no new case for the cultivated ...

‘Every profession leads to deformation,” writes Donna Leon in her memoir “Wandering Through Life.” She adds: “mine is crime.” The novelist then proceeds to come clean about the way her fertile ...

POLAND — Donna Jean Rowan Leone, 79, passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Donna was born April 8, 1944, in Youngstown. She was the daughter of Helen ...

In Donna Leon’s 30th Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery, “Transient Desires,” the setting — Venice — is the most important character of all. By Marilyn Stasio Marilyn Stasio finds the latest crime ...

Murder, Venice, relationships...it's a delicious concoction in the hands of crime novelist Donna Leon. Venice provides the backdrop for the lush film versions of the bestselling novels, which features ...

Brunetti is an expert in keeping wishes of Venice's grandees out of his work. The venerable Contessa Lando-Continui, however, cannot escape even the commissario. The 80-year-old asks him to clear up a ...