Mort à la Fenice

I wanted to read a Donna Leon novel because my mom likes this series about a police commissioner in Venice a lot, plus around-the-world project relevance. This one was okay but nothing special. The insider view of Venice was interesting, but Leon's writing is quite humdrum. And like most murder mysteries it came across as so contrived to me, so constructed by the author and not arising from reality. Perhaps she got better in time, but I'm not sure I'll read more.