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Donna LeonThe Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery SeriesFalling in Love Description: In Death at La Fenice, Donna Leon’s first novel in the Commissario Brunetti series, readers were introduced to the glamorous and cut-throat world of opera and to one of Italy’s finest living sopranos, Flavia Petrelli. Now, many years later, Flavia has returned to the illustrious La Fenice to sing the lead in Tosca. As an opera superstar, Flavia is well acquainted with attention from adoring fans and aspiring singers. But when one anonymous fan inundates her with bouquets of yellow roses – on stage, in her dressing room and even inside her locked apartment – it becomes clear that this admirer has become a dangerous stalker. Distraught and horrified, Flavia turns to an old friend for help. In steps Commissario Brunetti. Familiar with Flavia’s melodramatic temperament, he is at first unperturbed by her story, only realising the situation is more threatening when another young opera singer is attacked. Desperate to keep Flavia out of danger, Brunetti is determined to find the culprit before more harm is done. Description: Donna Leon’s Death at La Fenice, the first novel in her beloved Commissario Guido Brunetti series, introduced readers to the glamorous and cutthroat world of opera and one of Italy’s finest living sopranos, Flavia Petrelli—then a suspect in the poisoning of a renowned German conductor. Years after Brunetti cleared her name, Flavia has returned to Venice and La Fenice to sing the lead in Tosca. Brunetti and his wife, Paola, attend an early performance, and Flavia receives a standing ovation. Back in her dressing room, she finds bouquets of yellow roses—too many roses. Every surface of the room is covered with them. An anonymous fan has been showering Flavia with these beautiful gifts in London, St. Petersburg, Amsterdam, and now, Venice, but she no longer feels flattered. A few nights later, invited by Brunetti to dine at his in-laws’ palazzo, Flavia confesses her alarm at these excessive displays of adoration. And when a talented young Venetian singer who has caught Flavia’s attention is savagely attacked, Brunetti begins to think that Flavia’s fears are justified in ways neither of them imagined. He must enter in the psyche of an obsessive fan before Flavia, or anyone else, comes to harm. Donna Leon Book List Death at La Fenice | Death in a Strange Country | The Anonymous Venetian A Venetian Reckoning | Acqua Alta | The Death of Faith | A Noble Radiance Fatal Remedies | Friends in High Places | A Sea of Troubles Wilful Behaviour | Uniform Justice | Doctored Evidence | Blood From A Stone Through a Glass Darkly | Suffer the Little Children | The Girl of His Dreams | About Face A Question of Belief | Drawing Conclusions | Beastly Things | The Golden Egg By Its Cover | Falling in Love | | The Waters of Eternal Youth Interviews & Articles MHz Networks Interview with Donna Leon April 2013 Interview on BBC's Meet the Author Exclusive Donna Leon Interview Donna Leon 2003 Interview - La Maga Abbandonata CD 2009 Interview by The Gypsy's Guide Blog La Serenissima (December 2005) An American in Venice (Washington Post) Amazon.de Interview Meet The Author 2005 March 2005 Interview New Zealand Herald Interview Conversation about Acqua Alta (Penguin) German Interview Translated into English Swiss EducETH Interview (July-2004) A Patron of the Arts of Opera and Murder Barnes & Noble Interview BBC Radio 4 CBS Sunday Morning At Lunch With Donna Leon Home Page | Email | Site Search Contemporary Mysteries | Series | Non-Series Historical Mysteries | Ancient Rome | Middle Ages | Renaissance | 1800s Suspense/Thrillers | Action/Adventure | Literary Fiction | Non-Fiction Crime Series on DVD | Non-Italian Settings | Theme Views | Location Views | Author Index | Site Map | What's New Mystery Links | Waiting List © 2002-2017 italian-mysteries.com (The Mysteries Set in Italy Website) |
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