" As usual, my hero, Commisario Guido Brunetti, of Venice, does not disappoint. Although the Italian government is chronically depicted as totally corrupt, and much of the Venetian police force as inept, Brunetti and his close colleagues carry on in a thorough, just, and kind manner, solving crimes, loving their families, and philosophizing as they cruise the canals of the city they love. "
— Laurel, 1/24/2014