Donna Leon is the author of eighteen novels featuring Guido Brunetti, all of which have been highly acclaimed, and the winner of the CWA Silver Dagger Award. She has lived in Venice for thirty years.
"Fascinating. ... her first stand-alone ... boasts the same
sensitivity to human behavior that distinguishes her Guido Brunetti
series."--Bill Ott, Booklist "A veteran mystery maven weaves
present-day Venice into a 300-year-old puzzle in this engaging
stand-alone. ... [The Jewels of Paradise] packs the charms of
Venice into a smart whodunit."--Kirkus Reviews "While it is
undeniably strange to be wandering through Venice without the
protection of Brunetti's solid presence, the young heroine of this
novel is so winning that readers should find themselves forgiving
the Commissario his absence. ... The Jewels of Paradise is as much
a tale about a young woman wising up and learning to fight more
effectively for her own happiness as it is a mystery--though the
centuries-old secrets that those chests contain are also pretty
compelling. Commissario Brunetti is allowed to take a vacation once
in a while, but only if his replacements are as wry and erudite as
Caterina."--Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post
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