Mystery lovers everywhere are addicted to Donna Leon's ever-honorable commissario guido brunetti and her portrayal Of Venice's beautiful but sinister byways and canals. In, brunetti is approached for a favor by one of hi...Mystery lovers everywhere are addicted to Donna Leon's ever-honorable commissario guido brunetti and her portrayal Of Venice's beautiful but sinister byways and canals. In, brunetti is approached for a favor by one of his wife's students. Intelligent and serious, claudia leonardo asks for his help in obtaining a pardon for a crime once committed by her now-dead grandfather.