Guido Brunetti book 1 · 1992
Death at La Fenice
A famous German conductor is poisoned during the interval of a performance at the Venice opera house, La Fenice, and Commissario Brunetti investigates.
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Book facts
- Author
- Donna Leon
- Series
- Guido Brunetti, book 1 of 33
- Published
- 1992
- Setting
- Set in Venice
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Death at La Fenice
6 recurring or key characters from Donna Leon’s chart. Introduces Guido Brunetti, Paola Brunetti, Raffi and Chiara Brunetti, Lorenzo Vianello and 2 more.
Lead 1
- Guido BrunettiFirst appearanceCommissario of the Venice police
Major 2
- Paola BrunettiFirst appearanceGuido’s wife, a literature professor
- Lorenzo VianelloFirst appearanceSergeant, later inspector, and Brunetti’s ally
Minor and cameo 3
- Raffi and Chiara BrunettiFirst appearanceGuido and Paola’s children
- Giuseppe PattaFirst appearanceVice-Questore, Brunetti’s vain boss
- Conte Orazio FalierFirst appearancePaola’s aristocratic father
Also featuring these characters
Other Donna Leon books that share the most characters with Death at La Fenice.
- Dressed for Death1994 · Guido Brunetti · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Death and Judgment1995 · Guido Brunetti · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Acqua Alta1996 · Guido Brunetti · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Quietly in Their Sleep1997 · Guido Brunetti · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon