Book Summary and Reviews of Friends in High Places by Donna Leon

Media Reviews

"Leon is a skillful plotter and the story quickly opens out as Brunetti's investigations take him into the dark side of Venetian life and the world of drug abuse and loan sharking. Brunetti is a nicely shaded creation, a moral man who is also all too human. Friends in High Places is a splendid read, clever and provoking." - The Guardian (UK).

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Donna Leon Author Biography

Donna Leon is the author of the international best-selling novels featuring Commissario Guido Brunetti, all of which have been critically acclaimed. The winner of the CWA Macallan Silver Dagger for Fiction, among other awards, Leon has lived in Venice for about thirty years.


Commissario Guido Brunetti series order to 2017

1. Death at la Fenice, 1992
2. Death in a Strange Country, 1993
3. Dressed for Death, 1994, first published as The Anonymous Venetian
4. A Ventian Reckoning, 1995, first published as Death and Judgement
5. Acqua Alta, 1996, first published as Death in High Water
6. Quietly in Their Sleep, 1997, first published as Death of Faith
7. A Noble Radiance, 1998
8. Fatal Remedies, 1999
9. Friends in High Places, 2000
10. A Sea of Troubles, 2001
11. Wilful Behaviour, 2002
12. ...

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