Guido Brunetti book 33 · 2024
A Refiner’s Fire
After teenage gangs clash in a Venetian square, Brunetti is asked to vet the father of one boy, a man once hailed as a hero, and begins to uncover the truth behind his past.
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Book facts
- Author
- Donna Leon
- Series
- Guido Brunetti, book 33 of 33
- Published
- 2024
- Setting
- Set in Venice
- Characters charted
- 9
- Chart confidence
- Low
Who is in A Refiner’s Fire
9 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 5
- Raffi and Chiara BrunettiGuido and Paola’s children
- Giuseppe PattaVice-Questore, Brunetti’s vain boss
- Lieutenant ScarpaPatta’s scheming assistant
- Claudia GriffoniCommissario from Naples
- Conte Orazio FalierPaola’s aristocratic father
Also featuring these characters
Other Donna Leon books that share the most characters with A Refiner’s Fire.
- Give Unto Others2022 · Guido Brunetti · 9 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Transient Desires2021 · Guido Brunetti · 9 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Trace Elements2020 · Guido Brunetti · 9 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Unto Us a Son Is Given2019 · Guido Brunetti · 9 shared charactersBuy on Amazon