In Death at La Fenice, Donna Leon's first novel in the Commissario Brunetti seri
es, readers were introduced to the glamorous and cut-throat world of opera and t
o one of Italy's finest living sopranos, Flavia Petrelli - then a suspect in the
poisoning of a renowned German conductor. Now, many years after Brunetti cleare
d her name, Flavia has returned to the illustrious La Fenice to sing the lead in
Tosca.
As an opera superstar, Flavia is well acquainted with attention from
adoring fans and aspiring singers. But when one anonymous admirer inundates her
with bouquets of yellow roses - on stage, in her dressing room and even inside h
er locked apartment - it becomes clear that this fan has become a potentially da
ngerous stalker.
