Acqua Alta

Donna Leon's growing American fan base is hungry for more of the books from her internationally bestselling series featuring Commissario Guido Brunetti. Now in what many consider one of the finest in the series, Venice braces for the onslaught of "acqua alta"-the rising waters from torrential rain. But Brunetti has his own problems, beginning with the savage beating of an old friend. When a man's body is discovered, Brunetti must wade through the chaos to solve one of his deadliest cases. Full of marvelous plot twists, "Acqua Alta" is a chilling addition to Donna Leon's addictive series.

• Author
• Donna Leon

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 387

• Series
• Commissario Brunetti

• Publisher
• Penguin Books

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 978-0-14-200496-8

• EAN
• 9780142004968

• Characters
• Flavia Petrelli, Brett Lynch, Commissario Guido Brunetti, Dottor Semenzato, Vice-Questore Patta

• Settings
• Venice

• Genres
• mystery, crime, italy, fiction, detective, thriller, contemporary, police, art

• Release date
• 2004