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Venice Books:
Popular Fiction
Dead Lagoon
  Michael Dibdin
A
"deliciously creepy" mystery novel from the British author's Aurelio Zen
series. The literary tone and stylish prose will appeal to readers who
normally ignore whodunits.
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Death at La Fenice
  Donna Leon
The
first mystery in an outstanding series that features Venetian police detective
Guido Brunetti. The American author lives near Venice.
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A Venetian Reckoning
(US title: Death and Judgment)
 Donna Leon
Commissario Brunetti investigates banking irregularities, a crooked lawyer,
vice, and political corruption in this mystery novel.
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Death in a Strange Country
 Donna Leon
A Guido
Brunetti mystery with a plot that involves the U.S. military, Mafiosi,
politicians, and toxic waste.
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The Anonymous Venetian
(US title: Dressed for Death)
 Donna Leon
A
transvestite prostitute dies near the city slaughterhouse, and Commissario
Brunetti tries to find out why.
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Acqua Alta
Donna Leon
Another in
Ms. Leon's series of mysteries about the darker side of life in Venice and
Northern Italy.
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