Guido Brunetti book 5 · 1996
Acqua Alta
Brett Lynch, an American archaeologist, is badly beaten in her Venice apartment, and Brunetti investigates, as the floodwaters rise.
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Book facts
- Author
- Donna Leon
- Series
- Guido Brunetti, book 5 of 33
- Published
- 1996
- Setting
- Set in Venice
- Characters charted
- 8
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in Acqua Alta
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 Acqua Alta.
- Dressed for Death1994 · Guido Brunetti · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Noble Radiance1998 · Guido Brunetti · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Fatal Remedies1999 · Guido Brunetti · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Friends in High Places2000 · Guido Brunetti · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon