Vendetta

WINNDER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER. 'Wonderfully intricate. ' LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. 'Heart-pounding. a terrifying tale of revenge. ' MYSTERY NEWS. AN AURELIO ZEN MYSTERY. Inspector Aurelio Zen has a problem: the impossible murder of an eccentric billionaire, recorded on the closed-circuit video of Oscar Burolo''s top-security Sardinian fortress. Officials in a high government ministry want someone - anyone - to blame, and they want Zen to find a likely candidate. But the billionaire's corrupt dealings enriched some of the most exalted figures in Italian politics, and as Zen gets to work, he is plunged into a menacing and violent world where his own life is soon at risk. 'Vendetta. has tension, wit, a strong sense of place and a hero you can''t help but root for. ' THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. 'Dibdin has a gift for shocking the unshockable reader. ' RUTH RENDELL. 'A wonderfully twisting plot. ' 5 reader review. 'Elegantly written and, for a book now 30 years old, surprisingly fresh and contemporary. this is a beautifully written book that contains dark, world-weary humour. ' 5 reader review. 'Love it. '. 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.