The Temptation of Forgiveness

All of Donna Leon's recent Brunetti books have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List. Leon's latest, Earthly Remains, debuted at #12. 2016's The Waters of Eternal Youth reached #10, and her previous book, Falling in Love, debuted at #5 in hardcover fiction, her highest debut ever. By Its Cover and The Golden Egg, books 22 and 23, both reached #7. Earthly Remains was also an Amazon Best Book of the Month (Mystery) and a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Leon recently appeared on the cover of Mystery Scene, for which she provided an in-depth interview in support of the U.S. publication of Earthly Remains. Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries have sold more than two million copies in North America. In recent years Donna Leon's sales and critical esteem have only risen. These are fantastic books that just keep getting better. Donna Leon has been named one of the 50 Greatest Crime Writers of all time by both Time and the Times of London. Leon has fans everywhere; Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a close friend and supporter, and both Hillary Clinton and R.L. Stine named Leon as a favorite writer in the New York Times Book Review's "By the Book" section.