Aurelio Zen Books in Order
fictional Italian detective
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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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 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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Companion & related books
Short-story collections and companion titles in this series.
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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 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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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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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 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 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 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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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, starting with “Ratking”. Start with “Ratking.”
How many books are in the Aurelio Zen series?
We list 11 books by Michael Dibdin , published between 1988–2007.
Where can I buy the Aurelio Zen books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.