Willful Behavior

In "Willful Behavior," the eleventh installment of Donna Leon's acclaimed series, Commissario Guido Brunetti is drawn into a web of dark historical secrets when a student from his wife's class, Claudia Leonardo, seeks his assistance in securing a pardon for her late grandfather's past crime. What begins as a simple favor spirals into a complex investigation following Claudia's untimely death, leading Brunetti to uncover hidden connections to Italy's anti-Semitic past and the complicity of some in the art world. As he navigates the beautiful yet treacherous streets of Venice, Brunetti confronts truths that many would prefer to keep buried.