On a cold November evening, a body of an undocumented Sri Lankan immigrant is found in a Venice canal. Guido Brunetti is assigned to investigate. But there's no official record of the man's presence in Venice. He gathers a team and stumbles over something that transports him back to his own student days, with accidents leading to revelations.

Donna Leon is author of the much-loved, best-selling series of novels featuring Commissario Brunetti and one of The Times' 50 Greatest Crime Writers. Widely considered one of the best detective series ever, with admirers including Ursula K. Le Guin and Val McDermid, the Brunetti Mysteries have won numerous awards around the world and been translated into thirty-five languages.