Commissario Brunetti's idyllic family holiday takes a sinister turn when a brutally beaten body
is discovered in Donna Leon's atmospheric Venetian crime novel The Anonymous Venetian . The
Anonymous Venetian the third book in the Commissario Brunetti series finds the Venetian
detective's hopes of a refreshing mountain getaway dashed by a gruesome discovery in Marghera -
a corpse so badly beaten that the face is unrecognizable. As Brunetti searches Venice for
someone who can identify the victim he is met with a wall of silence. A promising lead comes
in the form of a telephone call from a contact offering intriguing information. But before the
night is out Brunetti finds himself confronting yet another appalling and seemingly senseless
death. Filled with the sights and sounds of Venice this atmospheric mystery delves deep into
the twisting alleys and murky canals of the city as Commissario Brunetti navigates a labyrinth
of clues and corruption. Donna Leon's Commissario Brunetti Venetian crime series continues
with Acqua Alta and So Shall You Reap. 'A splendid series . . . with a backdrop of the city
so vivid you can almost smell it' - Sunday Telegraph
