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List of the best Donna Leon books, ranked by voracious readers in the Ranker community. With commercial success and critical acclaim, there's no doubt that Donna Leon is one of the most popular authors of the last 100 years, famous for her crime novels, set in Italy. If you're a huge fan of her work, then vote on your favorite novels below and make your opinion count. This poll is also a great resource for new fans of Donna Leon who want to know which novels they should start reading first. With memorable characters and excellent storytelling, there's no reason why you shouldn't check out her work if you're a big reader.
This list contains books like Dressed for Death and Through a Glass, Darkly. What are Donna Leon's best novels? Vote on this list and help us definitively answer that question.
Dressed for Death is a novel by Donna Leon. Commissario Guido Brunetti set out to enjoy a family vacation but a gruesome discovery in Marghera has him searching for answers.
Death in a Strange Country is a novel by Donna Leon. Commissario Guido Brunetti is skeptical when the death of a young man appears to be the result of a mugging. He thinks something more sinister is afoot.
Death at La Fenice is the first novel by crime-writer Donna Leon. It is the first of the internationally best-selling Guido Brunetti series, set in Venice. Not only is it set in Venice, in many ways Venice is the lead character as it is in Leon's subsequent books.
