Guido Brunetti book 3 · 1994
Dressed for Death
The body of a man in a red dress is found in a field near a slaughterhouse on the mainland, and turns out to be a respected banker.
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Book facts
- Author
- Donna Leon
- Series
- Guido Brunetti, book 3 of 33
- Published
- 1994
- Setting
- Set in Venice
- Characters charted
- 8
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in Dressed for Death
8 recurring or key characters from Donna Leon’s chart. Introduces Signorina Elettra Zorzi and Lieutenant Scarpa.
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 ZorziFirst appearancePatta’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 ScarpaFirst appearancePatta’s scheming assistant
- Conte Orazio FalierPaola’s aristocratic father
Also featuring these characters
Other Donna Leon books that share the most characters with Dressed for Death.
- Acqua Alta1996 · Guido Brunetti · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Quietly in Their Sleep1997 · 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