I Donna Leons første roman i Commissario Brunetti-serien ble leserne introdusert for en av Italias beste sopraner, Flavia Petrelli - da en mistenkt i forgiftning av en tysk dirigent. Nå, mange år etter at Brunetti fjernet henne fra mistenktlisten, har Flavia vendt tilbake til La Fenice for å synge hovedrollen i Tosca. Operasuperstjernen Flavia er godt kjent med oppmerksomhet fra fans, men når en anonym beundrer forsøker å innynde seg med buketter med gule roser - på scenen, i garderoben og inni i hennes låste leilighet - blir det klart hun har med en potensielt farlig stalker å gjøre. Brunetti virker først uanfektet - helt til en annen operasanger blir angrepet. For at Flavia skal være utenfor faresonen, må Brunetti gå inn i psyken til en besatt fan og finne den skyldige før noen kommer til skade.
In Death at La Fenice, Donna Leon's first novel in the Commissario Brunetti series, readers were introduced to the glamorous and cut-throat world of opera and to 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 cleared 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 her locked apartment - it becomes clear that this fan has become a potentially dangerous stalker. Distraught, Flavia turns to an old friend for help. Familiar with Flavia's melodramatic temperament, Commissario Brunetti is at first unperturbed by her story, but when another young opera singer is attacked he begins to think Flavia's fears may be justified. In order to keep his friend out of danger, Brunetti must enter the psyche of an obsessive fan and find the culprit before anyone comes to harm.
