Medusa: An Aurilio Zen Mystery: 9 (Aurelio Zen Mystery) - Softcover

"Gripping.... The tangle of Italia criminale and Italia lite is irresistible; and well worth not resisting." --Los Angeles Times Book Review

"A suspenseful, complex mystery that is beautifully written and filled with humor, rich insight and deep feeling." --The Denver Post

"Dibdin's Italy-based Aurelio Zen tales are among the best in the mystery genreÉ. Dibdin's a special writer, onw who is a joy to read." --Boston Globe

"A wholly pleasing and satisfying novel." --San Jose Mercury News

"Exceptional. . . . If you like your thrillers impeccably written and sharpened with a political edge, Michael Dibdin's Medusa provides everything from car bombs to secret societies to military intrigue. . . . Zen is appealing human, while Dibdin's insights into Italian history, culture and landscape are packed with atmospheric detail enough to keep readers hanging on through the final page." --San Antonio Express-News

"The mercenary and the political are . . . sinisterly intertwined. . . . Dibdin is essential reading for those who love mysteries and Italy without illusions." --The Washington Post

"Tense and elegantly plotted." --Newsday

"Dibdin is superb at evoking the exaggerated politics of an era of Italian turmoil and uncertainty. He has always been a master of ambiguous atmosphere, and Medusa is a splendid example of his writing and plotting excellence, as well as his social and political acuity." --The Times (London)

"Remarkable [in the] depth and breadth of its on-the-ground detail." --The New York Times Book Review

"Crime writers don't get much better than Michael Dibdin. . . . His prose is characteristically supple, expressive and seductive." --The Independent (London)

"[Zen is] a wonderful creation. . . . Dibdin's characters, his wit, his comedy and his loving description of the details of Italian life make this book a special treat." --Pittsburg Post-Gazette

"Atmospheric. . . . [A] well-crafted literary mystery." --Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"[Dibdin] delves so deeply into Italy's unsavory past and distinctly dodgy present it will have you choking on your grappa. . . . [His] writing is rich with the kind of texture that comes from a profound love of place. There is horror in Medusa, and some unforgettable images of fear, but beneath Dibdin's authorial harshness there lies a tender poetic sensibility. The combination is every bit as effective as Zen's unorthodox methods of detection." --The Herald (Glasgow)

"Seductive. . . Very satisfying. . . . Plunge[s] into the murky politics of Italy in the 1970s." --Hartford Advocate

"One of the most adrenaline-producing outings for Aurelio Zen in some time." --The Express (London)

"Dibdin's work deserves comparison with such . . . giants as Raymond Chandler." --The Oregonian
"A detective who can slip the boundaries of genre without losing the pace of the chase, from a writer capable of giving a tangible substance to his creations' habitats and haunts." --The Independent on Sunday (London)

"Slick. . . . Dibdin is a master of his craft." --Roanoke Times

The ninth outing for Dibdin's Italian cop Aurelio Zen ranks right up there with such earlier triumphs in the series as Cabal and Dead.