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Description for Death at La Fenice
paperback. The twisted maze of Venice's canals has always been shrouded in mystery. Even the celebrated opera house, La Fenice, has seen its share of death ..but none so horrific and violent as that of world-famous conductor, Maestro Helmut Wellauer, who was poisoned during a performance of La Traviata. Series: Brunetti. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear. Very light warping to page edges due to water damage
'A splendid series . . . with a backdrop of the city so vivid you can almost smell it.' The Sunday Telegraph
Winner of the Suntory Mystery Fiction Grand Prize
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The twisted maze of Venice's canals has always been shrouded in mystery. Even the celebrated opera house, La Fenice, has seen its share of death ... but none so horrific and violent as that of world-famous conductor, Maestro Helmut Wellauer, who was poisoned during a performance of La Traviata. Even Commissario of Police, Guido Brunetti, used to the labyrinthine corruptions of the city, is shocked at the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Arrow London
Condition
Used, Good
Series
Brunetti
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099536567
SKU
KMO0000777
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Donna Leon
Donna Leon was named by The Times as one of the 50 Greatest Crime Writers. She is an award-winning crime novelist, celebrated for the bestselling Brunetti series. Donna has lived in Venice for thirty years and previously lived in Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Iran and China, where she worked as a teacher. Donna's books have been translated into thirty-five languages and ... Read more
Reviews for Death at La Fenice
Praise for Through A Glass, Darkly: Venetian life, and Brunetti's model marriage, are as entertaining as the working out of the whodunit. A joy from start to finish.
Evening Standard
'One of Venice's greatest contemporary chroniclers... The smells, flavours, sights and sounds all come flooding to life. Even though the first crime doesn't happen until well over halfway ... Read more
Evening Standard
'One of Venice's greatest contemporary chroniclers... The smells, flavours, sights and sounds all come flooding to life. Even though the first crime doesn't happen until well over halfway ... Read more