Guido Brunetti book 18 · 2009
About Face
Brunetti meets a beautiful woman with a strangely altered face, and is drawn into a case of murder in the trucking business. He also gains a new colleague, Claudia Griffoni.
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Book facts
- Author
- Donna Leon
- Series
- Guido Brunetti, book 18 of 33
- Published
- 2009
- Setting
- Set in Venice
- Characters charted
- 9
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in About Face
9 recurring or key characters from Donna Leon’s chart. Introduces Claudia Griffoni.
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 GriffoniFirst appearanceCommissario from Naples
- Conte Orazio FalierPaola’s aristocratic father
Also featuring these characters
Other Donna Leon books that share the most characters with About Face.
- Drawing Conclusions2011 · Guido Brunetti · 9 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Beastly Things2012 · Guido Brunetti · 9 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Golden Egg2013 · Guido Brunetti · 9 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- By Its Cover2014 · Guido Brunetti · 9 shared charactersBuy on Amazon