Blood Rain: An Aurelio Zen Mystery (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780375708305)

Aurelio Zen--cynical and tough, yet worn down from years of law enforcement--has just been given the worst assignment he could imagine. He has been sent to the heart of hostile territory: Sicily, the ancient, beautiful island where blood has been known to flow like wine, and the distinction between the police and the criminals is a fine one. Even worse, he has been sent to spy on the elite anti-Mafia squad.The only thing that makes the job palatable--and takes his mind off routine details like the rotting body found in a remote train car--is that Zen's adopted daughter, Carla, is also in town. But life becomes precarious for Carla when she stumbles upon some information she'd be better off not knowing and befriends a local magistrate on the Mafia's most wanted list. What ensues is a breakneck plot of amazing complexity that culminates in a stunning finale. Blood Rain, emotionally gripping and defiantly original, is surely one of Dibdin's finest works.

Author: Michael Dibdin
ISBN-10: 0375708308
ISBN-13: 9780375708305
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 05/08/2001
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.23w x 0.66d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 07/15/2001 pg. 28