The Recurring Cast
Character · Venice · 31 books

Lieutenant Scarpa

Patta’s scheming assistant · Donna Leon

Lieutenant Scarpa is Patta’s scheming assistant.

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Character facts

First appearance
Dressed for Death (1994)
Latest appearance
A Refiner’s Fire (2024)
Books
31 (31 minor)
Series
Guido Brunetti
Author
Donna Leon
Circle
Venice

Where to meet Lieutenant Scarpa

Lieutenant Scarpa first appears in Dressed for Death (1994), in a minor role, book 3 of the Guido Brunetti series.

Buy Dressed for Death

Every book with Lieutenant Scarpa

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

  1. 1994·Dressed for Deathminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  2. 1995·Death and Judgmentminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  3. 1996·Acqua Altaminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  4. 1997·Quietly in Their Sleepminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  5. 1998·A Noble Radianceminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  6. 1999·Fatal Remediesminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  7. 2000·Friends in High Placesminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  8. 2001·A Sea of Troublesminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  9. 2002·Wilful Behaviourminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  10. 2003·Uniform Justiceminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  11. 2004·Doctored Evidenceminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  12. 2005·Blood from a Stoneminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  13. 2006·Through a Glass, Darklyminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  14. 2007·Suffer the Little Childrenminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  15. 2008·The Girl of His Dreamsminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  16. 2009·About Faceminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  17. 2010·A Question of Beliefminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  18. 2011·Drawing Conclusionsminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  19. 2012·Beastly Thingsminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  20. 2013·The Golden Eggminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  21. 2014·By Its Coverminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  22. 2015·Falling in Loveminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  23. 2016·The Waters of Eternal Youthminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  24. 2017·Earthly Remainsminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  25. 2018·The Temptation of Forgivenessminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  26. 2019·Unto Us a Son Is Givenminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  27. 2020·Trace Elementsminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  28. 2021·Transient Desiresminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  29. 2022·Give Unto Othersminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  30. 2023·So Shall You Reapminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy
  31. 2024·A Refiner’s Fireminor role · Guido BrunettiBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Conte Orazio FalierPaola’s aristocratic father31
Giuseppe PattaVice-Questore, Brunetti’s vain boss31
Guido BrunettiCommissario of the Venice police31
Lorenzo VianelloSergeant, later inspector, and Brunetti’s ally31
Paola BrunettiGuido’s wife, a literature professor31
Raffi and Chiara BrunettiGuido and Paola’s children31