Guido Brunetti book 2 · 1993
Death in a Strange Country
The body of a young American soldier is found floating in a Venetian canal.
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Book facts
- Author
- Donna Leon
- Series
- Guido Brunetti, book 2 of 33
- Published
- 1993
- Setting
- Set in Venice
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Death in a Strange Country on screen
- Donna Leon (2000–2019, series, ARD). A German series of feature-length films, with Joachim Król and later Uwe Kockisch as Commissario Brunetti. At Leon’s request, the films have never been shown in Italy.
Who is in Death in a Strange Country
6 recurring or key characters from Donna Leon’s chart.
Lead 1
- Guido BrunettiCommissario of the Venice police
Major 2
- Paola BrunettiGuido’s wife, a literature professor
- Lorenzo VianelloSergeant, later inspector, and Brunetti’s ally
Minor and cameo 3
- Raffi and Chiara BrunettiGuido and Paola’s children
- Giuseppe PattaVice-Questore, Brunetti’s vain boss
- Conte Orazio FalierPaola’s aristocratic father
Also featuring these characters
Other Donna Leon books that share the most characters with Death in a Strange Country.
- 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
- A Noble Radiance1998 · Guido Brunetti · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon