Commissario Brunetti novels reading order

A plan for the whole series

31 volumes, 9,211 pages, about 170 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 7 months.

• The series is still running; the last volume came out in 2022. You will wait for the next one anyway, so no need to rush.

Stages

10 stages, with 9 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around July 22, 2027, about 6 weeks later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 116 habout 3 weeksby November 20, 2026

   • 1. Death at La Fenice1992 · 288 pages · 5 h
   • 2. Death in a Strange Country1993 · 309 pages · 6 h
   • 3. The Anonymous Venetian1994 · 290 pages · 5 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 24, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 218 habout 3 weeksby December 17, 2026

   • 4. A Venetian Reckoning1995 · 326 pages · 6 h
   • 5. Acqua Alta1996 · 334 pages · 6 h
   • 6. The Death of Faith1997 · ≈ 297 pages · 5 h
4. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 20, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 316 h21 daysby January 10, 2027

   • 7. A Noble Radiance1998 · 281 pages · 5 h
   • 8. Fatal Remedies1999 · 286 pages · 5 h
   • 9. Friends in High Places2000 · 282 pages · 5 h
6. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by January 14, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 417 habout 3 weeksby February 6, 2027

   • 10. A Sea of Troubles2001 · 285 pages · 5 h
   • 11. Wilful Behaviour2002 · 331 pages · 6 h
   • 12. Uniform Justice2003 · 300 pages · 6 h
8. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by February 10, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 515 h21 daysby March 2, 2027

   • 13. Doctored Evidence2004 · 288 pages · 5 h
   • 14. Blood from a Stone2005 · 267 pages · 5 h
   • 15. Through a Glass, Darkly2006 · 288 pages · 5 h
10. Short breakTo Be Taught, If Fortunate · Becky Chambers · 153 pp. · score 8.33 h, by March 7, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
11. 6
    Stage 620 habout 4 weeksby April 3, 2027

    • 16. Suffer the Little Children2007 · 285 pages · 5 h
    • 17. The Girl of His Dreams2008 · 264 pages · 5 h
    • 18. About Face2009 · 268 pages · 5 h
    • 19. A Question of Belief2010 · 288 pages · 5 h
12. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by April 12, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
13. 7
    Stage 717 habout 3 weeksby May 5, 2027

    • 20. Drawing Conclusions2011 · 304 pages · 6 h
    • 21. Beastly Things2012 · 296 pages · 5 h
    • 22. The Golden Egg2013 · 346 pages · 6 h
14. Short breakThe Importance of Being Earnest · Oscar Wilde · 102 pp. · score 8.22 h, by May 9, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
15. 8
    Stage 816 habout 3 weeksby May 30, 2027

    • 23. By its Cover2014 · 263 pages · 5 h
    • 24. Falling in Love2015 · 361 pages · 7 h
    • 25. The Waters of Eternal Youth2016 · 256 pages · 5 h
16. Short breakA Room of One's Own · Virginia Woolf · 144 pp. · score 8.23 h, by June 4, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
17. 9
    Stage 916 habout 3 weeksby June 25, 2027

    • 26. Earthly Remains2017 · 320 pages · 6 h
    • 27. The Temptation of Forgiveness2018 · 272 pages · 5 h
    • 28. Unto Us a Son Is Given2019 · 272 pages · 5 h
18. Short breakThe Prophet · Kahlil Gibran · 116 pp. · score 8.22 h, by June 29, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
19. 10
    Stage 1018 habout 3 weeksby July 22, 2027

    • 29. Trace Elements2020 · 288 pages · 5 h
    • 30. Transient Desires2021 · 288 pages · 5 h
    • 31. Give Unto Others2022 · 388 pages · 7 h
20. The end of the series

    July 22, 2027

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