âA rollicking good tale.â INDEPENDENT
âA first-rate mystery.â WASHINGTON POST
AN AURELIO ZEN MYSTERY
Aurelio Zen returns to his native Venice in an unofficial capacity, to investigate the disappearance of an American millionaire. But he is quickly reminded that, amid the hazy light and shifting waters of the lagoon, nothing is what it seems.
As he is drawn deeper into the ambiguous mysteries surrounding the discovery of a skeletal corpse, he is also forced to confront a series of disturbing revelations about his own life.
âAbsolutely brilliant . . . made me want to go back to travel in Italy again.â 5* reader review
âI loved this book . . . a good storyline, and enough twists to keep me guessing.â 5* reader review
âPerfect entertainment.â 5* reader review
âMy personal favourite in a great series.â 5* reader review
PRAISE FOR MICHAEL DIBDIN AND THE INSPECTOR ZEN SERIES:
âHe wrote with real fire.â IAN RANKIN
âA maestro of crime writing.â SUNDAY TIMES
âOne of the genreâs finest stylists . . . And Zen himself is a masterly creation: he is anti-heroic and pragmatic but obstinate, cunning and positively burdened with integrity.â GUARDIAN
âDibdin tells a rollicking good tale that you want both to read fast, because of its gripping storyline, and to linger over, to savour the evocative descriptions of place and mood.â INDEPENDENT
âOne of British crime fictionâs most distinguished and distinctive voices.â ANDREW TAYLOR
âDibdin has a gift for shocking the unshockable reader.â Ruth Rendell
âZen is one of the greatest creations of contemporary crime fiction.â OBSERVER
âI love the way these books capture the atmosphere and contradictions of Italy.â 5* reader review
âAurelio Zen novels are a great treat.â 5* reader review
âThere is no better writer than Dibdin. His books are a joy to read.â 5* reader review
âLove these books . . . I am sure you will get hooked too!â 5* reader review
Industry Reviews
"Surprisingly moving . . . a first-rate mystery and a fine novel."--"Washington Post Book World" "Dibdin's plot is as elegantly elaborate as the crisscrossing canals of Venice."--"Newsday" "The author has transcended his own superb craftsmanship by working [two] story lines into a structure of pure steel, and by making it the foundation of a serious study of modern-day Venice."--"The New York Times Book Review" "From the Trade Paperback edition."
