Quote of the day
Everyone confesses in the abstract that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us all; but practically most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
Donna Leon
Born: September 29, 1942 (age 83)
Bio: Donna Leon is the American author of a series of crime novels set in Venice, Italy and featuring the fictional hero Commissario Guido Brunetti.
Known for:
- Death at La Fenice (1992)
- By its Cover (2014)
- Death in a Strange Country (1993)
- The Golden Egg (2013)
- A Sea of Troubles (2001)







