A Long Finish
An Aurelio Zen Mystery
Mystery & Suspense, International, Fiction & Literature, Crime, Police Procedural
| Author: | Michael Dibdin | ISBN: | 9780307557551 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | October 7, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard | Language: | English |
| Author: | Michael Dibdin |
| ISBN: | 9780307557551 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | October 7, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
