A Long Finish: An Aurelio Zen Mystery Audiobook (Unabridged)

" I loved it. Perhaps the topics of wine and truffles influenced me. With all of his books, I have loved the various Italian settings. "

" I did not like this book. Reading through this series I find that Dibdin moves from influence to influence as he plays with different styles. In this novel the hero reminds me of Inspector 'Cluseau' (I am not sure of the spelling) of the Pink Panther films. I have spotted Agatha Christie and John Buchan in two previous books as well as the noirish Dead Lagoon and the comic opera Cosi Fan Tutti. I would have given it one star but there are aspects of the story which are interesting, and if Zen has lost his mind, there are others around who have retained their's, namely the local police. "

" CDs, actually, with a slightly over-done but still fine Michael Kitchen narrating. My first Zen. The language is thick and succulent, sardonic & quite entertaining. With that as the main course, especially in narrated form, plotting is excused. "

" Not one of my favorites. Like other Dibdin Zen novels, this one takes place in a specific area of Italy, and he focuses in on the cutural differences: food, wine, speech, habits. I've got one left to read, and since Dibdin is deceased, "that" as they say, "is that." "

" aurelio zen is detecting again. some humor by the 'perpetually cheesed off' detective, but i am running out of interest in detective novels in general. "

" Not as good as the earlier Zen stories. The ending seemed contrived. "

" Murder in the Italy's wine country "

" Not just a new region, but a new industry - wine. Cool. "

" A very lightweight story and the characterisation of the detective Zen pretty thin and not particularly credible. "

" Good atmosphere, claustrophopic and over-stretched plot. You might get more out of this if you drink a lot of Barolo. "

" I'm not a murder mystery person but this was really good. Would definitely read another Aurelio Zen book though I think the setting is what really made enjoy the book, or maybe the characters, no the humor ;) "

" A mind-twisting return to form after the disappointing, gimmicky Cosi Fan Tutti. "

" Like a trip to wine country. "

" Aurelio Zen investigates a murder of a vineyard owner in Piedmont, exploring old feuds among families. One of my favorite Zen stories. "

" As usual a well written mystery set in beautiful but corrupt Italy. However, I HATE rats so this was tough for me to get through. Nice to see a mystery where the protagonist is wrong though. "

" My favorite Dibdin. "

" I liked the Masterpiece series more than reading the book :( "

" Zen returns back to Rome & is immedietley sent North to near Turin to investigate the Murder of a local Vineyard owner. Not one of authors best but enough of a plot, dialoge & humour to keep fans happy. "

" Another solid Zen mystery - although quite a change of pace after Cosi Fan Tutti - I have to say my main impression from this book was one of reading 40 or 50 pages and then feeling the need for a bowl of pasta or a glass of wine "

" I read too slowly and it didn't gel. Abandoned, but will reread. "

" Zen returns back to Rome & is immedietley sent North to near Turin to investigate the Murder of a local Vineyard owner. Not one of authors best but enough of a plot, dialoge & humour to keep fans happy. "

" Aurelio Zen investigates a murder of a vineyard owner in Piedmont, exploring old feuds among families. One of my favorite Zen stories. "

" Murder in the Italy's wine country "

" Another easy-reading Dibdin book. Aurelio Zen feels quite similar to Freeling's Van Der Valk to me. Possibly just the whole English author does European detective thing. 'though that probably avoids the usual getting bogged down in Britishness. "

" Like a trip to wine country. "

" The Mystery group didn't care for this book. Sometimes the story didn't make sense and they had questions about things that they felt the author left hanging! They were, however, surprised by the ending. "

" CDs, actually, with a slightly over-done but still fine Michael Kitchen narrating. My first Zen. The language is thick and succulent, sardonic & quite entertaining. With that as the main course, especially in narrated form, plotting is excused. "

" Not just a new region, but a new industry - wine. Cool. "

" Good atmosphere, claustrophopic and over-stretched plot. You might get more out of this if you drink a lot of Barolo. "

" aurelio zen is detecting again. some humor by the 'perpetually cheesed off' detective, but i am running out of interest in detective novels in general. "