Commissario Guido Brunetti is the central character in a series of crime fiction novels by American novelist Donna Leon. Brunetti is the police commissioner in Venice, Italy. With each case, we learn more about the criminal underbelly of Venice, as well as the lifestyle.

The Commissario Guido Brunetti series began in 1992 with the novel Death at La Fenice. Since then, there has been one book published per year in the series. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Donna Leon’s Guido Brunetti books in order of when they were originally published (and in chronological order):

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Publication Order of Guido Brunetti Books

Death at La Fenice(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death in a Strange Country(1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Anonymous Venetian / Dressed for Death(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Venetian Reckoning / Death and Judgment(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Acqua Alta / Death in High Water(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Death of Faith / Quietly in Their Sleep(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Noble Radiance(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fatal Remedies(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Friends in High Places(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Sea of Troubles(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wilful Behaviour(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Uniform Justice(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Doctored Evidence(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood from a Stone(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Through a Glass, Darkly(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Suffer the Little Children(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Girl of His Dreams(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
About Face(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Question of Belief(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Drawing Conclusions(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Beastly Things(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Golden Egg(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
By its Cover(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Falling in Love(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Waters of Eternal Youth(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Earthly Remains(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Temptation of Forgiveness(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Unto Us a Son Is Given(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Trace Elements(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Transient Desires(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Give Unto Others(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
So Shall You Reap(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Refiner’s Fire(2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Guido Brunetti Non-Fiction Books

Brunetti's Cookbook(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Notes: The Anonymous Venetian was also published as Dressed for Death. A Venetian Reckoning was also published under the title Death and Judgment. Acqua Alta is also known as Death in High Water. The Death of Faith is also titled Quietly in Their Sleep.

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