Blood Rain

(Paperback, Main)

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After his last case, among the gentle hills and lush vineyards of Piedmont, Inspector Zen finally receives the order he has been dreading all his professional life: his next posting is to Sicily.

The gruesome discovery of an unidentified, decomposed corpse sealed in a railway wagon on a disused siding marks the beginning of Zen's most difficult and dangerous case. Set against the backdrop of the three thousand-year-old city of Catania, in the shadow of the smouldering volcano of Etna, Blood Rain reveals Aurelio Zen at his most desperate and driven.

Reviews

"Spellbinding . . . superb." --"The Washington Post"
"As bracing as grappa. . . . Michael Dibdin is a fine novelist and an excellent mystery writer."
--"USA Today"
"Dibdin, whose prose is as startlingly clever as his plot, stretches the existential suspense through to the final page.... One marvels at Blood Rain's melancholy and beguiling vision."
--"The Wall Street Journal"
"Exquisitely written. . . . Dibdin's Zen books are essential reading for lovers of mysteries, and of Italy."
--"Chicago Sun-Times"
" Spellbinding . . . superb." -- "The Washington Post"
" As bracing as grappa. . . . Michael Dibdin is a fine novelist and an excellent mystery writer."
-- "USA Today"
" Dibdin, whose prose is as startlingly clever as his plot, stretches the existential suspense through to the final page.... One marvels at Blood Rain' s melancholy and beguiling vision."
-- "The Wall Street Journal"
" Exquisitely written. . . . Dibdin's Zen books are essential reading for lovers of mysteries, and of Italy."
-- "Chicago Sun-Times"

Author Bio

Michael Dibdin lived in Italy for many years and had 11 Zen books published which continue to entertain readers around the world.

He died three years ago. His novels won many awards including the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger for Ratking.