Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.
The rules are simple:
- Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want.
- Everyone is welcome to join but please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own Top Ten Tuesday post.
- Add your name to the Linky widget on that day’s post so that everyone can check out other bloggers’ lists.
- Or if you don’t have a blog, just post your answers as a comment.
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books I Wish I Could Read Again for the First Time but, not for the first time, I’m going off-piste with Books Set in Venice, although it’s a place I wish I could visit again.
Links will take you to my review or the book description on Goodreads.
- Venetian Vespers by John Banville – a mysterious disappearance during an ill-fated honeymoon
- The Girl From Venice by Martin Cruz Smith – a romance in WW2 Venice
- The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier – on the island of Murano, home of Venice’s skilled glassmakers, time flows differently
- The Garden of Angels by David Hewson – secrets are uncovered in Nazi occupied Venice
- The Venetian Contract by Marina Fiorato – a ship steals unnoticed into 16th century Venice bearing a deadly cargo
- Death in Venice by Thomas Mann – an author visiting Venice becomes obsessed with a stunningly beautiful youth
- Don’t Look Now and Other Stories by Daphne du Maurier – the ill-fated holiday in Venice of a couple mourning the death of their young daughter
- The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable – in 18th century Venice, eight-year-old orphan Anna Maria is determined to become a great violinist
- Venetian Blood by Christine Evelyn Volker – a woman travels to Venice to visit an old friend but finds herself accused of murder
- City of Masks by S. D. Sykes – in 14th century Venice, Oswald de Lacy is dragged into a murder investigation when he discovers the body of a man
What Cathy Read Next... 
I’ve only been to Venice once over 30 years ago (eek!). I was interrailing with a friend and we stayed there a couple of nights. Would love to go again.
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Me too
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Great topic, I have never been, but it is a great setting for books.
Here’s a link to my TTT post
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Nice picks. Some of them may be some good books. Here is my TTT.
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That is a brilliant topic! Venice is such a atmospheric and mysterious setting for a book, and you’ve found a fantastic mix of historical, mystery, and classic titles. I have to say, seeing The Garden of Angels on your list makes me very happy, as David Hewson is one of my favourite authors, and I think that that’s one of his best books! Great choices! Here’s my list for this week https://mybookishworld.weebly.com/blog/top-ten-tuesday-10-books-i-wish-i-could-read-again-for-the-first-time
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I can’t remember the last time I read a book set in Venice. It’s cool you thought of so many.
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Oh, how I wish I could visit Venice for the 1st time, period! I’ve never been to Europe, fingers crossed I’ll make my way in the next few years.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!https://readbakecreate.com/birthday-book-tag-happy-50th-to-me/
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Definitely put Italy on your bucket list. I’ve been to Venice and Rome but still have Florence on mine.
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What a great post idea, very creative and amazing to see how many books are set in Venice! 😀 Here’s my Top Ten Tuesday post – https://justreadjessie.blog/2025/10/14/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-wish-i-could-read-again-for-the-first-time/
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So many of these books sound amazing, Cathy. Thanks for sharing.
https://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2025/10/top-ten-tuesday-top-ten-books-i-wish-i.html
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This was a very interesting topic. I’d love to see Venice but they are overwhelmed with tourists.
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Yes, unfortunately.
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I do enjoy reading books set in Venice, and I wish I could visit again some day!
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Nice topic! I’ve never been to Venice. Here is our <a href=”https://www.longandshortreviews.com/miscellaneous-musings/top-ten-tuesday-10-things-i-love-about-autumn/“>Top Ten Tuesday.</a> Thank you!
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