WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER

Tremendously exciting. RUTH RENDELL

Energetic and genre-stretching. GUARDIAN

AURELIO ZEN MYSTERY

Police Commissioner Aurelio Zen has crossed swords with the establishment before - and lost. But from the depths of a mundane desk job in Rome he is unexpectedly transferred to Perugia to take over an explosive kidnapping case involving one of Italy's most powerful families. But nobody much wants Zen to succeed: not the local authorities, who view him as an interloper, and certainly not Miletti's children, who seem content to let the head of the family languish in the hands of his abductors - if he's still alive.

A brilliant read, enjoyed every page. 5* reader review

Brilliantly plotted and beautifully written ... Great background and attention to detail. 5* reader review

If you like anything Italian you'll like this. 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