num_pages: 270
description: There is little violent crime in Venice, a serenely beautiful floating city of mystery and magic, history and decay. But the evil that does occasionally rear its head is the jurisdiction of Guido Brunetti, the suave, urbane vice-commissario of police and a genius at detection. Now all of his admirable abilities must come into play in the deadly affair of Maestro Helmut Wellauer, a world-renowned conductor who died painfully from cyanide poisoning during an intermission at La Fenice.  But as the investigation unfolds, a chilling picture slowly begins to take shape--a detailed portrait of revenge painted with vivid strokes of hatred and shocking depravity. And the dilemma for Guido Brunetti will not be finding a murder suspect, but rather narrowing the choices down to one. . . .
language: English
title: Death at La Fenice
titlecomplete: Death at La Fenice (Commissario Brunetti, #1)
characters: Deputy police chiefs Vice-Questore Patta, Flavia Petrelli, Chiara Brunetti, Commissario Guido Brunetti, Helmut Wellauer, Paola Brunetti
genres: Detective, Thriller, Crime, Music, Suspense, Italy, Mystery Thriller, Mystery, Fiction, Murder Mystery
ratings_count: 35262
places: Venice
series: Commissario Brunetti
publisher: Harper Perennial