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Home / Authors / Donna Leon Donna Leon American-born, Italian-residing author Donna Leon is best known for her Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery series set in Venice. Her books have sold millions worldwide and earned critical acclaim for their literary depth. This page provides the Donna Leon books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.
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1992 Death at La Fenice POoGBB · 1 Buy ↗ 1993 Death in a Strange Country POoGBB · 2 Buy ↗ 1994 The Anonymous Venetian / Dressed for Death POoGBB · 3 Buy ↗ 1995 Venetian Reckoning / Death and Judgment POoGBB · 4 Buy ↗ 1996 Acqua Alta / Death in High Water POoGBB · 5 Buy ↗ 1997 The Death of Faith / Quietly in Their Sleep POoGBB · 6 Buy ↗ 1998 A Noble Radiance POoGBB · 7 Buy ↗ 1999 Fatal Remedies POoGBB · 8 Buy ↗ 2000 Friends in High Places POoGBB · 9 Buy ↗ 2001 A Sea of Troubles POoGBB · 10 Buy ↗ 2002 Wilful Behaviour POoGBB · 11 Buy ↗ 2003 Uniform Justice POoGBB · 12 Buy ↗ 2004 Doctored Evidence POoGBB · 13 Buy ↗ 2005 Blood from a Stone POoGBB · 14 Buy ↗ 2006 Through a Glass, Darkly POoGBB · 15 Buy ↗ 2007 Suffer the Little Children POoGBB · 16 Buy ↗ 2008 The Girl of His Dreams POoGBB · 17 Buy ↗ 2009 Brunetti's Cookbook(With: Roberta Pianaro) POoGBCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2009 About Face POoGBB · 18 Buy ↗ 2010 Handel's Bestiary: In Search of Animals in Handel's Operas POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 2010 A Question of Belief POoGBB · 19 Buy ↗ 2011 Drawing Conclusions POoGBB · 20 Buy ↗ 2012 The Jewels of Paradise POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 2012 Venetian Curiosities POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 2012 Beastly Things POoGBB · 21 Buy ↗ 2013 My Venice and Other Essays POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 2013 Gondola POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 2013 The Golden Egg POoGBB · 22 Buy ↗ 2014 By its Cover POoGBB · 23 Buy ↗ 2015 Falling in Love POoGBB · 24 Buy ↗ 2016 The Waters of Eternal Youth POoGBB · 25 Buy ↗ 2017 Earthly Remains POoGBB · 26 Buy ↗ 2018 The Temptation of Forgiveness POoGBB · 27 Buy ↗ 2019 Brunetti's Venice(With: Toni Sepeda) POoGBCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2019 Unto Us a Son Is Given POoGBB · 28 Buy ↗ 2020 Trace Elements POoGBB · 29 Buy ↗ 2021 Transient Desires POoGBB · 30 Buy ↗ 2022 Give Unto Others POoGBB · 31 Buy ↗ 2023 Wandering Through Life: A Memoir POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 2023 So Shall You Reap POoGBB · 32 Buy ↗ 2024 A Refiner�s Fire POoGBB · 33 Buy ↗ 2025 Backstage: Stories of a Writing Life POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 6 books · 2010–2025
01 Handel's Bestiary: In Search of Animals in Handel's Operas 2010 Buy ↗ 02 Venetian Curiosities 2012 Buy ↗ 03 My Venice and Other Essays 2013 Buy ↗ 05 Wandering Through Life: A Memoir 2023 Buy ↗ 06 Backstage: Stories of a Writing Life 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Guido Brunetti Books 33 books · 1992–2024
01 Death at La Fenice 1992 Buy ↗ 02 Death in a Strange Country 1993 Buy ↗ 03 The Anonymous Venetian / Dressed for Death 1994 Buy ↗ 04 Venetian Reckoning / Death and Judgment 1995 Buy ↗ 05 Acqua Alta / Death in High Water 1996 Buy ↗ 06 The Death of Faith / Quietly in Their Sleep 1997 Buy ↗ 07 A Noble Radiance 1998 Buy ↗ 08 Fatal Remedies 1999 Buy ↗ 09 Friends in High Places 2000 Buy ↗ 10 A Sea of Troubles 2001 Buy ↗ 11 Wilful Behaviour 2002 Buy ↗ 12 Uniform Justice 2003 Buy ↗ 13 Doctored Evidence 2004 Buy ↗ 14 Blood from a Stone 2005 Buy ↗ 15 Through a Glass, Darkly 2006 Buy ↗ 16 Suffer the Little Children 2007 Buy ↗ 17 The Girl of His Dreams 2008 Buy ↗ 19 A Question of Belief 2010 Buy ↗ 20 Drawing Conclusions 2011 Buy ↗ 21 Beastly Things 2012 Buy ↗ 22 The Golden Egg 2013 Buy ↗ 24 Falling in Love 2015 Buy ↗ 25 The Waters of Eternal Youth 2016 Buy ↗ 26 Earthly Remains 2017 Buy ↗ 27 The Temptation of Forgiveness 2018 Buy ↗ 28 Unto Us a Son Is Given 2019 Buy ↗ 29 Trace Elements 2020 Buy ↗ 30 Transient Desires 2021 Buy ↗ 31 Give Unto Others 2022 Buy ↗ 32 So Shall You Reap 2023 Buy ↗ 33 A Refiner�s Fire 2024 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 1 book · 2012
01 The Jewels of Paradise 2012 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Guido Brunetti Companion Books 2 books · 2009–2019
01 Brunetti's Cookbook(With: Roberta Pianaro) 2009 Buy ↗ 02 Brunetti's Venice(With: Toni Sepeda) 2019 Buy ↗