End Games

'One of Dibdin's finest. Wonderful. ' EVENING STANDARD. 'Energetically and meticulously written. ' GUARDIAN. AN AURELIO ZEN MYSTERY. Aurelio Zen's final case brings him to remote town of Calabria, at the toe of Italy's boot, on what is supposed to be a routine assignment: the death of a scout for an American film company. But the case is complicated by a group of dangerous strangers who have arrived to uncover another local mystery - buried treasure - and who will stop at nothing to achieve their goal. The case rapidly spirals out of control, and Zen must penetrate the code of silence in the tight-knit community in order to solve the crime. 'Clever and exuberantly witty. Dibdin is outrageously funny, as always, in conveying Zen's snobby. Venetian attitude toward his regional postings. ' NEW YORK TIMES. 'Ample opportunities for the expression of his dry wit. the final entry [in the Zen series] is a very good one indeed. ' INDEPENDENT. 'One of the genre's best stylists. This combination of gritty violence, often wildly funny satire, and wonderful descriptive writing has been the hallmark of Dibdin's Zen novels. ' GUARDIAN. 'Superbly written thriller. ' 5 reader review. 'Probably the most enjoyable of the Zen series, it provides an insight of Italy rarely accomplished by any author. ' 5 reader review. 'Such a good read. ' 5 reader review. 'Brilliantly plotted, very exciting. ' 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 genre's 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 fiction's 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.