Vendetta av Michael Dibdin

<p><b>WINNDER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER</b><br><br><b>‘Wonderfully intricate.’ <i>LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS</i></b><br><b>‘Heart-pounding . . . a terrifying tale of revenge.’ <i>MYSTERY NEWS</i></b><br><br><b>AN AURELIO ZEN MYSTERY</b><br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br><b>‘<i>Vendetta </i>has tension, wit, a strong sense of place and a hero you can''t help but root for.’<i> THE WALL STREET JOURNAL</i></b><br><b>‘Dibdin has a gift for shocking the unshockable reader.’ RUTH RENDELL</b><br><br><b>‘A wonderfully twisting plot.’ 5* reader review</b><br><b>‘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</b><br><b>‘Love it!’</b> <b>5* reader review</b><br><br><b>PRAISE FOR MICHAEL DIBDIN AND THE INSPECTOR ZEN SERIES:</b><br><b>‘He wrote with real fire.’ IAN RANKIN</b><br><b>‘A maestro of crime writing.’ <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i></b><br><b>‘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.’ <i>GUARDIAN</i></b><br><b>‘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.’ <i>INDEPENDENT</i></b><br><b>‘One of British crime fiction’s most distinguished and distinctive voices.’ ANDREW TAYLOR</b><br><b>‘Dibdin has a gift for shocking the unshockable reader.’ Ruth Rendell</b><br><b>‘Zen is one of the greatest creations of contemporary crime fiction.’<i> OBSERVER</i></b><br><b>‘I love the way these books capture the atmosphere and contradictions of Italy.’ 5* reader review</b><br><b>‘Aurelio Zen novels are a great treat.’ 5* reader review</b><br><b>‘There is no better writer than Dibdin. His books are a joy to read.’ 5* reader review</b><br><b>‘Love these books . . . I am sure you will get hooked too!’ 5* reader review</b></p>