de Michael Dibdin
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de Michael Dibdin
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de Michael Dibdin
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de Michael Dibdin
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de Michael Dibdin
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From Publishers Weekly
In Dibdin's eighth diverting mystery to feature Aurelio Zen of Rome's elite Criminalpol unit, the hard-to-kill detective is still recuperating from his last adventure, Blood Rain (2000), which left him with a collapsed lung, broken ribs and various minor injuries. Zen has been given a new identity and use of a beachfront home in Versilia, a Tuscan coast resort town, while he awaits the beginning of a Mafia trial in America¢a trial where he's supposed to be a surprise, and key, witness. Dibdin's wry humor is perfect for Zen's diffident approach as he stirs himself to rejoin the living, even attempting a casual beach flirtation. Zen's enforced idleness chafes, then evaporates as people too near him begin to die and the new strategies developed to conceal him seem to have (almost) fatal flaws. Dislocations and relocations send Zen to a prison island and then on an abortive journey to America with an unexpected and comical detour. More than one terrible fate may be in store for Zen even if he survives the repeated attempts on his life: being forced to retire or shunted off into some harmless bureaucratic niche to molder away. This is a slight, but enjoyable morsel of a book¢easily devoured but with subtle flavorings that linger pleasurably. Zen's casual demeanor masks a shrewd mind, one that readers should enjoy seeing return to action.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From AudioFile
This current installment of Aurelio Zen investigations finds him cooling his heels in a beach resort in Italy, healing from a car bomb attack and waiting to testify against the Mafia in New York City. Dibdin starts this mystery slowly, building Zen back to physical and mental health, only to have him discover dead bodies wherever he seems to be, strange threats to his life, and finally a conspiracy in the ranks of the Italian police. Barnes's subtle British accent permeates this story of murder and revenge. As the plot progresses, Barnes seems as surprised as Aurelio Zen when he unravels the mysteries that surround him. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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