Acqua Alta

Donna Leon

1996 • 370 pages

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Average rating3.9

As Venice braces for a winter storm, the Italian sleuth Commissario Guido Brunetti finds out that an old friend has been savagely beaten at the palazzo home of a reigning diva. Then, as flood waters rise, a corpse is discovered. Brunetti must wade through the chaotic city to solve his deadliest case yet.

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32 primary books33 released books

#5 in Commissario Brunetti

Commissario Brunetti is a 33-book series with 33 released primary works first released in 1992 with contributions by Donna Leon and Roberta Pianaro.

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Mimi

Thin. Seems like the story was just kicking in when it was over. I've only stumbled on two Donna Leon mysteries, and both happen to involve the opera singer. I mostly enjoy the atmospheric descriptions of the trials of living in a crumbling, corrupt Venice.

July 8, 2021