Donna Leon
Drawing Conclusions

»Hard to believe - but let's be grateful - that Commissario Guido Brunetti is on his twentieth case... Essential.«Library Journal

»Aficionados of literary mysteries such as those written by P.D. James and Michael Dibdin will revel in this stellar book.«Library Journal (starred review)

»Leon’s twentieth novel starring Venetian police Commissario Guido Brunetti is one of her best. [...] Leon’s popularity among mystery fans has grown steadily, but over the last several years, she has become a must-read for all those who favor character-driven crime stories.«Booklist (starred review)

»The compelling characters and complex plot in Leon's ›Drawing Conclusions‹ place it among her best. The atmosphere of the city, along with Leon's sharp insights and powerful narrative, validate her often-recognized status as a master of literary crime fiction.«Minneapolis Star-Tribune

»Leon provides a vivid view of Venice, balancing the city’s ›glory days‹ with the reality of ›the flaking dandruff of sun-blasted paint peeling from shutters‹.«Publishers Weekly

»As languid in its movement as a gondola ride. Yet none of Brunetti’s earlier cases is as remorselessly clear in connecting the delicately comic anti-authoritarian gestures Brunetti winks at to the miasma of corruption that hangs over his beloved Venice.«Kirkus Reviews

»Donna Leon does for Venice what Tony Hillerman did for Navajo country and Ed McBain did for New York City.«Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

»From the very first page, you are drawn into the story with no desire to leave it until the final line.«I Love A Mystery

»A great tale. ... Readers will relish sailing the watery streets of Venice with the caring Commissario who understands justice and the law are not always in synch.«The Midwest Book Review

»Brilliant writing.«BookReporter.com

Donna Leon's vivid, atmospheric writing brings the city of Venice and its sights, sounds and smells to life, and her charming cast of characters and sense of social justice make her novels a delight to read. [...] Suspenseful and satisfying.Schuler Books and Music

»Remarkably, for a long-running series, Leon’s characters are more interesting now than they were eighteen years ago. Even more remarkably, Leon’s own skills, honed over so many books, have grown and matured, and that makes this most recent novel her best book so far.«The Globe and Mail

»One of the most exquisite and subtle detective series ever.«The Washington Post

»Donna Leon is the ideal author for people who vaguely long for a ›good mystery‹. That Leon is also a brilliant writer should only add to the consistently comforting appeal of her Venetian procedurals featuring Commissario Guido Brunetti.«The New York Times Book Review

»Donna Leon has a wonderful feel for the hidden evils that lie below the façade of the magical city.«The Times

»There's a quietness to the crimes here that is more powerful than outlandish violence, and which points to the philosophical bedrock from which Donna Leon so effectively works.«Scottish Sunday Herald

»Donna Leon's novels are really studies in human nature, both good and bad, and as a result are far more interesting than mere tales of shooty-shooty bang-bang.«The Evening Standard

»With the steady, unsentimental style that has become her signature, Donna Leon keeps us hesitating until the last corner is turned.«The Times Literary Supplement

»In an age of diminished civic and religious authority, the commissario ... must make Jesuitical decisions of his own ... [and] he comes down (as we know he will) on the side of the angels.«The Wall Street Journal

»If you read only one mystery this year, make it this one.«Library Journal