Transient Desires

The climax is nothing less than a trip - across the laguna - into the heart of darkness … Leon’s special skill is to splice glimpses of la dolce vita with acute analysis of moral and ethical dilemmas * The Times *It’s colourful and beautifully written * Peterborough Telegraph *Needless to say, by venturing outside the comfort zone of his own prejudices, this deeply simpatico detective learns a lot about his city, his countrymen and himself. And so do we * The New York Times Book Review *Make way for the thirtieth novel in Leon’s beloved, bestselling series about Commissario Guido Brunetti * Crimereads *Leon’s devoted audience may be shocked to realize that this latest Guido Brunetti novel is the thirtieth in the series, which only goes to show that sometimes abiding relationships never lose the shock of the new … Leon’s beloved series shows no signs of aging * Booklist *There are now more than 30 novels in Donna Leon’s venetian series but amazingly they never feel formulaic and they get better and better * The Tablet *She is a truly fine novelist, period, and should be acclaimed as such * TLS *

Donna Leon is author of the much-loved, best-selling series of novels featuring Commissario Brunetti and one of The Times’ 50 Greatest Crime Writers. Widely considered one of the best detective series ever, with admirers including Ursula K. Le Guin and Antonia Fraser, the Brunetti Mysteries have won numerous awards around the world and been translated into thirty-five languages.

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