Guido Brunetti book 23 · 2014
By Its Cover
Rare books are stolen from a Venetian library, and then a reader is murdered.
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Book facts
- Author
- Donna Leon
- Series
- Guido Brunetti, book 23 of 33
- Published
- 2014
- Setting
- Set in Venice
- Characters charted
- 9
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in By Its Cover
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 By Its Cover.
- Beastly Things2012 · Guido Brunetti · 9 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Waters of Eternal Youth2016 · Guido Brunetti · 9 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Drawing Conclusions2011 · Guido Brunetti · 9 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Earthly Remains2017 · Guido Brunetti · 9 shared charactersBuy on Amazon