Donna Leon
Donna Leon (born September 28, 1942) is an American-born novelist best known for her long-running Commissario Guido Brunetti crime series set in Venice. A former teacher and travel guide, she lived for many years in Venice before relocating to Switzerland. Her novels, written in English and widely translated, combine police procedural elements with social observation, food, music and moral reflection. Leon is also known for her environmental and cultural advocacy and for resisting translation of her Brunetti novels into Italian.
Awards
["Crime Writers' Association Silver Dagger (Friends in High Places, 2000)", 'Corine Literature Prize (2003)', 'Deutscher Krimipreis (international category, for Venezianische Scharade)']
Notable Works
['Death at La Fenice', "Commissario Guido Brunetti series (multiple volumes, including A Refiner's Fire — ISBN 9780802162540)"]
