A Long Finish

A maestro of crime writing.SUNDAY TIMES
The closest thing hes yet written to an English whodunnit.LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS

AN AURELIO ZEN MYSTERY

Aurelio Zen has an unorthodox assignment: to release the jailed scion of an important wine-growing family who is accused of a brutal murder.

Zen travels north to the quiet fields, autumnal skies and crumbling farmhouses of Piedmont, Italian wine country, where greed, envy, hatred, and love seethe under the sun. He needs to try to penetrate a traditional culture in which family and soil are inextricably linked. But here secrets can last for generations, and have a finish as long and lingering as that of a good Barbaresco.

A great addition to the Zen series . . . a great ending too. 5* reader review
Brilliant atmosphere with incredible twists in the plot, right up to the last minute. 5* reader review
So well-written and atmospheric that it just whizzed by! 5* reader review

PRAISE FOR MICHAEL DIBDIN AND THE INSPECTOR ZEN SERIES:
He wrote with real fire. IAN RANKIN
A maestro of crime writing.SUNDAY TIMES
One of the genres finest stylists . . . And Zen himself is a masterly creation: he is anti-heroic and pragmatic but obstinate, cunning and positively burdened with integrity.GUARDIAN
Dibdin 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.INDEPENDENT
One of British crime fictions most distinguished and distinctive voices. ANDREW TAYLOR
Dibdin has a gift for shocking the unshockable reader. Ruth Rendell
Zen is one of the greatest creations of contemporary crime fiction. OBSERVER
I love the way these books capture the atmosphere and contradictions of Italy. 5* reader review
Aurelio Zen novels are a great treat. 5* reader review
There is no better writer than Dibdin. His books are a joy to read. 5* reader review
Love these books . . . I am sure you will get hooked too! 5* reader review