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The Aurelio Zen series by Michael Dibdin consists of 11 crime novels published between 1988 and 2007, following the career of Aurelio Zen, an Italian police inspector navigating crime and bureaucracy across various regions of Italy. Each novel presents Zen’s investigations within the context of local settings, reflecting the cultural and political environments of different Italian cities. The series explores themes such as justice, moral ambiguity, and the difficulties of law enforcement in a system influenced by corruption and bureaucratic obstacles. It is characterized by tightly constructed plots and detailed portrayals of characters and institutions.
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Books in this series
Ordered by first publication where known. The official numbering for this series is incomplete in our sources, so we don't show series numbers we can't verify.
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Buy on Amazon1988 · Michael Dibdin
Ratking is a 1988 novel by Michael Dibdin and the first book in the Aurelio Zen series. It introduces the character of Aurelio Zen, an Italian police…
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Buy on Amazon1990 · Michael Dibdin
On orders from above the usual police bureaucracy, Venetian police inspector Aurelio Zen is sent to Sardinia to arrest someone—anyone—for the murder…
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Buy on Amazon1992 · Michael Dibdin
The third novel in Dibdin's Aurelio Zen series asks whether the Prince's fatal fall from the dome of St Peter's basilica in Rome was an accident or…
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Buy on Amazon1994 · Michael Dibdin
Dead Lagoon is the fourth novel in Michael Dibdin's series featuring detective Aurelio Zen. In the story, Zen arranges to be assigned to Venice, his…
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1996
An Aurelio Zen Novel Michael Dibdin's overburdened Italian police inspector has been transferred to Naples, where the rule of law is so lax that a…
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Buy on Amazon1997 · Michael Dibdin
Cosi Fan Tutti is a novel by Michael Dibdin, published by Faber and Faber in 1996. It is the fifth book in the Aurelio Zen series and is set in…
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Buy on Amazon1998 · Michael Dibdin
Aurelio Zen, an intelligent and urbane Italian police officer, appears in several suspenseful and atmospheric novels by Michael Dibdin. In The Long…
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Buy on Amazon1999 · Michael Dibdin
Blood Rain is the seventh book in Michael Dibdin's Aurelio Zen series. The story follows Zen, a police investigator, who is assigned to Sicily, a…
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2002 · Michael Dibdin
And Then You Die is a 2002 book by Michael Dibdin. It is part of the series Aurelio Zen. Catalog genres: Mystery Fiction, Crime Literature.
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Buy on Amazon2003 · Michael Dibdin
Medusa is a 2003 novel by Michael Dibdin, and is the ninth entry in the popular Aurelio Zen series about an Italian police detective. The book…
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Buy on Amazon2005 · Michael Dibdin
When the corpse of a shady industrialist who owns a local football team is found shot and stabbed with a Parmesan knife, Italian police inspector…
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Buy on Amazon2007 · Michael Dibdin
Italian policeman Aurelio Zen is posted to remote Calabria, at the toe of the Italian boot, where he discovers violent forces beneath the surface of…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Aurelio Zen books in?
Read them in publication order — the list above is sorted by first publication where known, starting with “Ratking”.
How many books are in the Aurelio Zen series?
We list 12 books by Michael Dibdin , published between 1988–2007.
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