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Character · Venice · 33 books

Guido Brunetti

Commissario of the Venice police · Donna Leon

Guido Brunetti is a commissario of the Venice police, humane, cultured and patient.

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Character facts

First appearance
Death at La Fenice (1992)
Latest appearance
A Refiner’s Fire (2024)
Books
33 (33 as lead)
Series
Guido Brunetti
Author
Donna Leon
Circle
Venice

Where to meet Guido Brunetti

Guido Brunetti first appears in Death at La Fenice (1992), as the lead, book 1 of the Guido Brunetti series.

Buy Death at La Fenice

Every book with Guido Brunetti

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1992LDeath at La Fenicelead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  2. 1993LDeath in a Strange Countrylead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  3. 1994LDressed for Deathlead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  4. 1995LDeath and Judgmentlead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  5. 1996LAcqua Altalead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  6. 1997LQuietly in Their Sleeplead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  7. 1998LA Noble Radiancelead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  8. 1999LFatal Remedieslead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  9. 2000LFriends in High Placeslead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  10. 2001LA Sea of Troubleslead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  11. 2002LWilful Behaviourlead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  12. 2003LUniform Justicelead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  13. 2004LDoctored Evidencelead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  14. 2005LBlood from a Stonelead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  15. 2006LThrough a Glass, Darklylead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  16. 2007LSuffer the Little Childrenlead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  17. 2008LThe Girl of His Dreamslead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  18. 2009LAbout Facelead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  19. 2010LA Question of Belieflead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  20. 2011LDrawing Conclusionslead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  21. 2012LBeastly Thingslead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  22. 2013LThe Golden Egglead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  23. 2014LBy Its Coverlead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  24. 2015LFalling in Lovelead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  25. 2016LThe Waters of Eternal Youthlead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  26. 2017LEarthly Remainslead · Guido BrunettiTakes leave on a lagoon islandBuy
  27. 2018LThe Temptation of Forgivenesslead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  28. 2019LUnto Us a Son Is Givenlead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  29. 2020LTrace Elementslead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  30. 2021LTransient Desireslead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  31. 2022LGive Unto Otherslead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  32. 2023LSo Shall You Reaplead · Guido BrunettiBuy
  33. 2024LA Refiner’s Firelead · Guido BrunettiBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Conte Orazio FalierPaola’s aristocratic father33
Giuseppe PattaVice-Questore, Brunetti’s vain boss33
Lorenzo VianelloSergeant, later inspector, and Brunetti’s ally33
Paola BrunettiGuido’s wife, a literature professor33
Raffi and Chiara BrunettiGuido and Paola’s children33
Lieutenant ScarpaPatta’s scheming assistant31