Guido Brunetti book 7 · 1998
A Noble Radiance
A body is found on a farm in the foothills of the Dolomites, and it seems to be the son of a noble family, kidnapped two years before.
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Book facts
- Author
- Donna Leon
- Series
- Guido Brunetti, book 7 of 33
- Published
- 1998
- Setting
- Set in Venice
- Characters charted
- 8
- Chart confidence
- Medium
A Noble Radiance on screen
- Donna Leon (2000–2019, series, ARD). A German series of feature-length films, with Joachim Król and later Uwe Kockisch as Commissario Brunetti. At Leon’s request, the films have never been shown in Italy.
Who is in A Noble Radiance
8 recurring or key characters from Donna Leon’s chart.
Lead 1
- Guido BrunettiCommissario of the Venice police
Major 3
- Paola BrunettiGuido’s wife, a literature professor
- Lorenzo VianelloSergeant, later inspector, and Brunetti’s ally
- Signorina Elettra ZorziPatta’s secretary and resourceful researcher
Minor and cameo 4
- Raffi and Chiara BrunettiGuido and Paola’s children
- Giuseppe PattaVice-Questore, Brunetti’s vain boss
- Lieutenant ScarpaPatta’s scheming assistant
- Conte Orazio FalierPaola’s aristocratic father
Also featuring these characters
Other Donna Leon books that share the most characters with A Noble Radiance.
- Acqua Alta1996 · Guido Brunetti · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Friends in High Places2000 · Guido Brunetti · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Death and Judgment1995 · Guido Brunetti · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Sea of Troubles2001 · Guido Brunetti · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon