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Pure pleasure.Evening Standard
An absolute treat . . . wittily and slyly written. Euro Crime

AN AURELIO ZEN MYSTERY

When the corpse of the shady industrialist who owns the local football team is found both shot and stabbed, Inspector Aurelio Zen is called to Bologna to oversee the investigation. Recovering slowly from surgery, and fleeing an equally painful crisis in his personal life, Zen is only too happy to take on what at first appears to be a routine and relatively undemanding assignment.

But soon a world-famous university professor is shot with the same gun, and the case threatens to spin out of control . . .

The best of the Zen series. Exceptionally clever and witty. 5* reader review
A very entertaining romp with Zen. 5* reader review
Very funny and perceptive on Italian society. Michael Dibdins Zen books are the top of the pile in detective fiction. 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