Death and Judgment - Paperback

by Donna Leon (Author)

Venice's Commissario Brunetti takes on his "most difficult and politically sensitive case to date" in the gripping New York Times-bestselling series (Booklist).

In Death and Judgment, a truck crashes and spills its dangerous cargo on a treacherous road in the Italian Dolomite mountains. Meanwhile, in Santa Lucia, a prominent international lawyer is found dead aboard an intercity train. Suspecting a connection between the two tragedies, Brunetti digs deep for an answer, stumbling upon a seedy Venetian bar that holds the key to a crime network that reaches far beyond the laguna. But it will take another violent death in Venice before Brunetti and his colleagues begin to understand what is really going on.

Praise for Donna Leon and the Commissario Brunetti Mysteries

"One of the best international crime writers is Donna Leon, and her Commissario Guido Brunetti tales set in Venice are at the apex of continental thrillers." --Rocky Mountain News

"Leon's books shimmer in the grace of their setting and are warmed by the charm of her characters." --The New York Times Book Review

"Brunetti . . . long ago joined the ranks of the classic fictional detectives." --Evening Standard

"Commissario Brunetti, most charismatic current Euro-cop, uncovers deadly ants' nest of corruption. A highly accomplished, scary read." --The Guardian

Author Biography

Donna Leon, born in New Jersey in 1942, has worked as a travel guide in Rome and as a copywriter in London. She taught literature in universities in Iran, China, and Saudi Arabia. Commissario Brunetti made her books world-famous. Donna Leon lived in Italy for many years, and although she now lives in Switzerland, she often visits Venice.