A Long Finish
An Aurelio Zen Mystery
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4.4 • 14 Ratings
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- $5.99
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
From the award-winning author of Ratking and Dead Lagoon comes a delicious new Aurelio Zen mystery in which wine and truffles figure as prominently as greed and vengence.
When the son of a Piedmontese wine-making family is jailed for killing his father, Aurelio Zen is ordered to secure his release. The reason: A certain well-connected wine connoisseur wants to make sure that this year's vintage goes to harvest.
In the hill town of Alba, Zen finds himself in the midst of a traditional culture in which family and soil are inextricablt linked, bombarded with gossip, and stalked by a mysterious telephone caller with tantalizing clues to his past. He also discovers that certain meals may really be to die for. A Long Finish is Michael Dibdin at his most elegant and surprising.
Customer Reviews
One of His Best
I've read a few other books by the author and admire his craft and style. This one has a fairly large comedic side to it that doesn't show up so much in his other mysteries. The detective Zen, is a great creation and at his best here. The bewildering connections in the small wine town setting, keep things stirred up.