Donna Leon

Donna Leon, born in New Jersey in 1942, is an American author best known for her Commissario Guido Brunetti crime novel series set in Venice, Italy. She has worked as a travel guide in Rome, copywriter in London, and taught literature in universities in Iran, China, and Saudi Arabia. After living in Italy for many years, she now resides in Switzerland but visits Venice frequently; her books are translated into many languages except Italian at her request.

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