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The Aurelio Zen Omnibus: "Ratking", "Vendetta", "Cabal" (Paperback)

by Michael Dibdin (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 856 pages
  • Publisher: Faber and Faber (7 Dec 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 057119639X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571196395
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 438,669 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A single-volume edition of three of the crime novels featuring Italian detective Aurelio Zen: "Ratking", "Vendetta" and "Cabal".

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent easy reading and great value for money., 9 May 2001
By jonstreet@hotmail.com (Bishops Stortford) - See all my reviews
This omnibus edition contains the first three Aurelio Zen novels. Zen is an Italian Police detective based in Rome and is a fantastically crafted character. A crumpled, anti-hero with all the necessary character flaws, weaknesses and inconsistencies to gain the reader's sympathy and ensure you remain engrossed throughout this trilogy of stories. The atmosphere Michael Dibdin creates is fantastic and I guarantee you'll be drinking expressos and experimenting with Grappa long before you reach the end. There is little to choose between the three titles, however I did find I had to suspend disbelief for the somewhat convoluted and unlikely plot of Cabal. Having read the next three books in the Zen series I can assure you they just get better.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Contains Ratking, Cabal and Vendetta, 12 April 1999
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Three books in one volumne makes you just read and read and read! Dibdin provides several motives and suspects for every mystery. You become entwined in the lives of the characters and what makes them one of the prime suspects. Zen, the hero/luck-less detective tries to untangle all the facts and keeps you guessing. All three books are very enjoyable and I would highly recommend you indulge yourself!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Better than average crime fiction, 30 Dec 2003
The Zen Omnibus, 3 novels in 1, kept me well-entertained on my sun lounge this summer.

The first novel in the omnibus, "Ratking", is the best because the writer frequently goes out on a limb with the narrative. There are some delightful stylistic flourishes which unfortunately are not repeated to a sufficient degree in the other 2 books.

The principal character is Aurelious Zen. Who and what is this man? Is he conventionally unconventional or vice versa? I could argue either way. He's not an easy character to get to know. Only by the end of the book does he become less blurry. He is an easy character to like, however, with his thwarted attempts to become a brilliant member of the police force. He has as many problems with internal politics as he does with his criminal investigations. The solutions to the latter are almost always unorthodox, but credible enough at the same time.

Credible too is Dibdin's Italy. Zen's escapades read nothing like a dry tourist guide and it is a reasonably modern Italy in which Zen conducts his strange business.

The only flaw in the books is the romance between Zen and Tania. Their dialogues made me cringe. Also the mother lacks credibility: she goes from a comatose state to being the world's most popular babysitter in a too short space of time.

Even so, this book added to an enjoyable summer holiday and was a welcome sun-lounge companion.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Includes Ratking, Cabal and Vendetta
Three books in the one volume makes you just read and read and read! The books contained in this omnibus are murders based around the hero/luck-ess detective Zen. Read more
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