Guido Brunetti book 29 · 2020
Trace Elements
A dying woman in a hospice tells Brunetti that her husband was killed, and the case leads to the inspection of Venice’s water.
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Book facts
- Author
- Donna Leon
- Series
- Guido Brunetti, book 29 of 33
- Published
- 2020
- Setting
- Set in Venice
- Characters charted
- 9
- Chart confidence
- Low
Who is in Trace Elements
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 Trace Elements.
- The Temptation of Forgiveness2018 · Guido Brunetti · 9 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Give Unto Others2022 · Guido Brunetti · 9 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Earthly Remains2017 · Guido Brunetti · 9 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- So Shall You Reap2023 · Guido Brunetti · 9 shared charactersBuy on Amazon