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The Book Show #1707 - Donna Leon

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published April 6, 2021 at 3:14 PM EDT
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Donna Leon’s Guido Brunetti mystery novels explore myriad social issues facing the city of Venice, with Venetian architecture, language and food taking pride of place as the characters grapple with crime solving.

Her latest is “Transient Desires,” the thirtieth novel in the Brunetti series.

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