I love Donna Leon’s Brunetti mysteries! To me, her latest, Trace Elements, is one of her more “Italian” stories. There is a lot about the canals of Venice and Venetian politics, as well as a mystery that starts with the deathbed whisper, “They killed him. It was bad money. I told him no.”
–Wendy B., The Country Bookshelf, Bozeman, MT
If you feel like you could use a getaway, try a Brunetti mystery from The Country Bookshelf or another independent bookstore and maybe a gelato… Benvenuti a venezia!