Genre: Book
Grade: A-
Notable People: Donna Leon
Title: Death at La Fenice
Review: The fist in this wonderful series. Begun, in the early 90s, featuring Commissario Guido Brunetti of the Venice police. Recommended to me by my all-time book guru (and Freshman English Instructor at Ohio State in 1970!!!, Neil Berms. …..which makes it a given that it is going to be good. There are a lot of these books and I am eager to dive further into the streets and canals of this magical city as the Commissario, who is a bit like Martin Walkers’ Bruno of Southern France, fights the forces of evil with a twinkle in his eye and a shrug of his very, very Italianate soldiers. Great mystery story as an aside featuring the death of a famed Maestro at the Venice opera house. A definite keeper.