The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 11 books · 1988 to 2007

Michael Dibdin

Crime and mysteryPolice proceduralNoir and hardboiled

Aurelio Zen, a Venetian detective in the Italian state police, is moved around Italy from Perugia to Sicily, solving crimes that powerful people would rather stayed unsolved.

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Michael Dibdin books in order

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Aurelio Zen

11 booksPolice proceduralNoir and hardboiled
  1. 1Ratking1988With Aurelio Zen · Set in PerugiaBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Vendetta1990With Aurelio Zen · Set in SardiniaBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Cabal1992With Aurelio Zen · Set in RomeBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Dead Lagoon1994With Aurelio Zen · Set in VeniceBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Così Fan Tutti1996With Aurelio Zen · Set in NaplesBuy on Amazon
  6. 6A Long Finish1998With Aurelio Zen · Set in PiedmontBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Blood Rain1999With Aurelio Zen · Set in CataniaBuy on Amazon
  8. 8And Then You Die2002With Aurelio Zen · Set in TuscanyBuy on Amazon
  9. 9Medusa2003With Aurelio Zen · Set in Alto AdigeBuy on Amazon
  10. 10Back to Bologna2005With Aurelio Zen · Set in BolognaBuy on Amazon
  11. 11End Games2007With Aurelio Zen · Set in CalabriaBuy on Amazon

Characters

4 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Zen