 Donna Leon was born in New Jersey. At 23, she left New Jersey to study in Perugia and Siena. She worked as a travel guide in Rome and as a teacher at American schools in Europe and Asia. For many years she taught English and American literature at a university near Venice, Italy. She now divides her time between Venice, Italy and Switzerland. She is the creator of Commissario Guido Brunetti of the Venice police. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 1) Death at La Fenice | 1992 |
| 2) Death in a Strange Country | 1993 |
| 3) Dressed for Death (UK Title: The Anonymous Venetian [1995]) | 1994 |
| 4) Death and Judgement (Also published as: A Venetian Reckoning [2006]) | 1995 |
| 5) Death in High Water (Also published as: Acqua Alta [2004]) | 1996 |
| 6) Death of Faith | 1997 |
| 7) A Noble Radiance | 1998 |
| 8) Fatal Remedies | 1999 |
| 9) Friends in High Places (Silver Dagger Award) | 1999 |
| 10) A Sea of Troubles | 2001 |
| 11) Willful Behaviour | 2002 |
| 12) Uniform Justice | 2003 |
| 13) Doctored Evidence | 2004 |
| 14) Blood from a Stone | 2005 |
| 15) Through a Glass Darkly | 2006 |
| 16) Suffer the Little Children | 2007 |
| 17) The Girl of His Dreams | 2008 |
| 18) About Face | 2009 |
| 19) A Question of Belief | 2010 |
| 20) Drawing Conclusions | 2011 |
| 21) Beastly Things | 2012 |
| 22) The Golden Egg | 2013 |
| 23) By Its Cover | 2014 |
| 24) Falling in Love | 2015 |
| 25) The Waters of Eternal Youth | 2016 |
| 26) Earthly Remains | 2017 |
| 27) The Temptation of Forgiveness | 2018 |
| 28) Unto Us a Son Is Given | 2019 |
| 29) Trace Elements | 2020 |
| 30) Transient Desires | 2021 |
| 31) Give Unto Others | 2022 |
| 32) So Shall You Reap | 2023 |
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