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Aurelio Zen: A Long Finish CD

Fresh from the successful investigation of a series of crimes in Naples, that admirably devious and dour Italian police inspector Aurelio Zen returns to his office in Rome to discover that a new set of bureaucrats is in power--with plans to punish him for his success by sending to him Sicily to fight the Mafia. Fate, in the form of a powerful film director, offers a way out: Zen is to go instead to Piedmont, where the murder of a noted winemaker--apparently by his son and heir--threatens the future of one of the film director's favourite vintages. Even though Zen is a Venetian by birth and drinks "fruity, fresh vino sfuso from the Friuli intended to be consumed within the year", as the director sarcastically notes, he can still see how important the case can be to his future--especially if it keeps him away from deadly Sicily. Not only wine but also truffles are involved in a growing series of murders in the area around Alba, and Michael Dibdin (an English writer who lives in Seattle but must spend lots of time in Italy) once again manages to capture the heart, soul and stomach of the region. Zen, whose personal life is gradually revealed and expanded in each book in the series, finds out several surprising things about being a father in this one. Previous Zen titles include Cosi Fan Tutti, Dead Lagoon, Ratking and Vendetta. --Dick Adler Read More

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    A complete and unabridged reading of A Long Finish by Michael Dibdin read by Michael Kitchen. Fresh from the successful investigation of a series of crimes in Naples Aurelio Zen finds himself back in Rome sneezing in a damp wine cellar and being given another unorthodox assignment: to release the jailed scion of an important wine-growing family who is accused of a brutal murder. Zen travels north to an Italy as outwardly serene as Naples was manic. Amid the quiet fields autumnal skies and crumbling farmhouses of Piedmont Zen must try to penetrate a traditional culture in which family and soil are inextricably linked. Here secrets can last for generations and have a finish as long and lingering as that of a good Barbaresco. Zen must also face up to mysteries from his own past as well as grapple with the greed envy hatred and love that are the human components of any landscape.

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    Michael Dibdin, Michael Kitchen

  • 1408469863
  • 9781408469866
  • Michael Dibdin
  • 2 June 2011
  • BBC Audiobooks Ltd
  • Audio CD (CD)
  • Unabridged
  • Audiobook, Unabridged
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