From the author of Livia in Rome comes a modern-day Venetian romance for fans of Jenny Han!

Aspiring artist Evie is heading to Venice on an art exchange. The catch? Her parents would never let her go . . . so they think she's on a science trip.

And if lying wasn't hard enough, she has to stay with elitist art student Leonardo. Her escape is online – and a connection with anonymous artist RenaissanceRebel, the only one who truly sees her. Can Evie keep up the masquerade, or will she allow herself to discover the fine art of romance?

• A new YA romance from the author of Livia in Rome, this time set against the beautiful backdrop of Venice

• Perfect for fans of Love and Gelato, To All the Boys I've Loved Before, Anna and the French Kiss and XOXO

• Think scenic gondola rides, colourful carnival parades, fine art museums and an on-and-offline love triangle!

‘Perfectly crafted . . . this only proves what a truly great writer [Leon] has become’ Mark Sanderson, The Times

‘One of the most subtle and exquisite detective series ever’ Washington Post

When two teenage gangs are arrested after clashing violently in one of Venice’s campi, the son of a local hero is implicated. But when Commissario Guido Brunetti is asked by a wealthy foreigner to vet this man, Monforte, for a job, he discovers that Monforte might not be such a hero after all.

This seeming contradiction, and a brutal attack on one of Brunetti’s colleagues by a possible gang member, concentrate Brunetti’s attentions. Soon, he discovers the sordid hypocrisy surrounding Monforte’s past, culminating in a fiery meeting of two gangs and a final opportunity for redemption.

A Refiner’s Fire is Donna Leon at her very best: an elegant, sophisticated storyteller whose indelible characters become richer with each book, and who constantly interrogates the ambiguity between moral and legal justice.

When two teenage gangs are arrested after clashing violently in one of Venice’s campi, the son of a local hero is implicated. But when Commissario Guido Brunetti is asked by a wealthy foreigner to vet this man, Monforte, for a job, he discovers that Monforte might not be such a hero after all.

This seeming contradiction, and a brutal attack on one of Brunetti’s colleagues by a possible gang member, concentrate Brunetti’s attentions. Soon, he discovers the sordid hypocrisy surrounding Monforte’s past, culminating in a fiery meeting of two gangs and a final opportunity for redemption.

A Refiner’s Fire is Donna Leon at her very best: an elegant, sophisticated storyteller whose indelible characters become richer with each book, and who constantly interrogates the ambiguity between moral and legal justice.

Deliciously simple Venetian dishes from the London restaurant

Waterstones Book of the Year 2012

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Tucked away in a backstreet of London’s edgy Soho district, POLPO is one of the hottest restaurants in town. Critics and food aficionados have been flocking to this understated bàcaro where Russell Norman serves up dishes from the back streets of Venice. A far cry from the tourist-trap eateries of the famous floating city, this kind of cooking is unfussy, innovative and exuberantly delicious.

The 140 recipes in the book include caprese stacks, zucchini shoestring fries, asparagus with Parmesan and anchovy butter, butternut risotto, arancini, rabbit cacciatore, warm duck salad with wet walnuts and beets, crispy baby pizzas with prosciutto and rocket, scallops with lemon and peppermint, mackerel tartare, linguine with clams, whole sea bream, warm octopus salad, soft-shell crab in Parmesan batter with fennel salad, walnut and honey semifreddo, tiramisù, fizzy bellinis and glasses of bright orange spritz.

With luminescent photography by Jenny Zarins, which captures the unfrequented corners, the bustling bàcari and the sublime waterways of Venice, POLPO is a dazzling tribute to Italy’s greatest hidden cuisine.

Winner of the Crime Writers Association Macallan Silver Dagger Award for Fiction

Commissario Guido Brunetti gets into trouble when Franco Rossi, a young bureaucrat, pays him a visit. Rossi is there to determine whether Brunetti’s apartment was built with official approval, and when Brunetti is unable to provide any documentation, he faces the prospect of both fines and the dismantling of his home. But when Rossi rings Brunetti at work, clearly scared, and is then found dead, Brunetti is drawn into an investigation that unveils a world of corruption, drug dealing and moneylenders.

‘All Donna Leon’s novels are excellent in their evocation of place, while in Brunetti she has created a character who becomes more real in each book’ Evening Standard