Michael Dibdin

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born

in Wolverhampton, The United Kingdom

March 21, 1947

died

March 30, 2007

genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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Michael Dibdin was born in 1947. He went to school in Northern Ireland, and later to Sussex University and the University of Alberta in Canada. He lived in Seattle. After completing his first novel, The Last Sherlock Holmes Story, in 1978, he spent four years in Italy teaching English at the University of Perugia. His second novel, A Rich Full Death, was published in 1986. It was followed by Ratking in 1988, which won the Gold Dagger Award for the Best Crime Novel of the year and introduced us to his Italian detective - Inspector Aurelio Zen.

Dibdin was married three times, most recently to the novelist K. K. Beck. His death in 2007 followed a short illness.

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* Aurelio Zen

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Michael Dibdin's Books

Average rating: 3.73 · 7,887 ratings · 820 reviews · 34 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Last Sherlock Holmes Story 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 1,564 ratings — published 1979 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ratking (Aurelio Zen, #1) 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 1,071 ratings — published 1988 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Lagoon (Aurelio Zen, #4) 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 727 ratings — published 1994 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vendetta (Aurelio Zen, #2) 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 687 ratings — published 1990 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cabal (Aurelio Zen, #3) 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 542 ratings — published 1992 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Così Fan Tutti (Aurelio Zen, #5) 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 512 ratings — published 1996 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood Rain (Aurelio Zen, #7) 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 392 ratings — published 1999 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Long Finish (Aurelio Zen, #6) 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 396 ratings — published 1998 — 22 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Medusa (Aurelio Zen, #9) 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 346 ratings — published 2003 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And Then You Die (Aurelio Zen, #8) 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 331 ratings — published 2002 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Aurelio Zen (11 books)
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Quotes by Michael Dibdin

“He certainly seemed to have all the qualities of a gentleman, but the interesting kind who knows exactly when to stop behaving like one.”
― Michael Dibdin, Medusa

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“Criminals have the same aspirations as everyone else. That's why they become criminals.”
― Michael Dibdin, Ratking

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“Imagine living in a country where the cops are all people who're cut out for the job.”
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