End Games (Unabridged) Audiobook, by Michael Dibdin Play Audiobook Sample

End Games Audiobook (Unabridged)

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Read By: Michael Tudor Barnes Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 7.50 hours at 1.5x Speed 5.63 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: February 2008 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN:

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Italian police detective Aurelio Zen is posted to remote Calabria, at the toe of the Italian boot, on a routine assignment. But what he encounters there is anything but routine. Beneath the surface of a tight-knit community, violent forces are at work.

Zen is determined to find a way to penetrate the code of silence and uncover the truth behind a brutal murder. His mission is complicated by another secret that has drawn strangers from the other side of the world - a hunt for buried treasure, launched by a single-minded player with millions to spend pursuing his bizarre and deadly obsession.

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"Billed as the final Aurelio Zen in the long-running series, End Games has all the charm and delicious Italian craziness of the others. I'd bought this before the recent PBS airing of the British TV version of three of the early Zens. Compared to most TV detective yarns, they are fine, but it's REALLY hard to adapt a good police procedural. What makes them so addictive, so "page-turning" gets blunted and ginned up at the same time in the movie version. Typically. End Games also returns us to the original Zen trope, e.g., that he's a kind of Palladin of Italian police, which are invariably corrupt and/or incompetent. Zen rides in, overcomes the suspicion engendered by all outsiders, especially a Venetian by way of Rome. Along the way, we readers get insight into the particular flavor of evil and craziness in a given Italian reggione, in this case, Calabria. Very enjoyable. Not deep, but very good."

— Nick (4 out of 5 stars)

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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " It's not every mystery novel where a knowledge of Revelations and end-times theories comes in handy. Dibdin may have been a bit too clever for me in this one. By the end, I felt like I missed a nuance here and there, but I still enjoyed how everything came together. I'm going to miss Aurelio Zen. "

    — Nikki, 2/11/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Michael Dibdin's 'Zen' books have got wittier and wittier over the years. I am so sad he died, I shall miss Aurelio, I've been reading about him for such a long time he seems like an old friend. "

    — Lavinia, 1/19/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Not quite what I was expecting, but I still enjoyed it. "

    — Ruth, 1/12/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I love the Dibdin books. "

    — Harolynne, 12/24/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Michael Dibdin and Aurelia Zen, RIP. And thanks for your service. "

    — Marty, 12/21/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " This was one of his best books. His character and others were so strong and clear. "

    — Andrea, 12/17/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " A typical Aurelio Zen book - starts slowly, plot thickens, writer's style delightfully odd. So sad that Dibdin died and can bring us no more Aurelio Zen. I recommend you read them all, from book one to the last. "

    — Annie, 11/28/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " His last Aurelio Zen mystery, and very good. I can't wait to read more of his books. "

    — Laura, 11/20/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " i always enjoy reading about aurelio zen and the mysteries he has to solve "

    — Ine, 10/11/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " 11th and final Zen novel. Not his best. But if Dibdin has slipped past you, start from the beginning with Ratkin. You won't regret it. "

    — Peter, 10/5/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Good Italian mystery. "

    — Barbara, 8/28/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " A good mystery. Nice atmosphere and believable characters. Nothing particularly black and white though it is clear who wears what hats. "

    — Harry, 8/15/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Sadly, the last book he will write, but well worth it. A Dibdin book can emphasize ambiguity and difference in realistic settings or it can be post-modern farce. Happily, this is the former and a good note for him to have gone out (too soon) on. "

    — Nathanielk, 6/7/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " The Zen series was so enjoyable. I am sad it is over. I loved this last book. It encompassed so much Italian cultural heritage. A fitting end. "

    — Jacque, 4/11/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I liked this, apart from the mad Christia, which I felt spoilt it. "

    — Yllacaspia, 1/13/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Love that Aurelio Zen and the complexities of Dibdin's mysteries. Didn't like the portrayl of the computer guys too much - seemed too contrived. "

    — Colleen, 6/27/2012
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Overly complex with nothing to show for at the conclusion. "

    — Camille, 5/21/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " An 'Aurelio Zen' mystery set in Italy. Makes me want to travel there--and eat Italian food! "

    — Christina, 3/3/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Entertaining mystery, though it couldn't keep my attention at all times. "

    — Denise, 2/5/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Good mystery--great italian setting "

    — Ruth, 1/4/2012
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " This is just really not my type of book at all. "

    — Tasha, 7/25/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I am a fan and am saddened that, with the death of the author, so died Zen. "

    — Mike, 6/28/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " The best of the series! Shame it was the last. The plot and the sense of place are at their richest. I am left with the mental picture of Zen the master criminal-hunter, slithering about in a muddy forest in the rain, in his smart office suit and polished shoes filled with water. "

    — Sheila, 1/12/2011
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Overly complex with nothing to show for at the conclusion. "

    — Camille, 1/10/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " A typical Aurelio Zen book - starts slowly, plot thickens, writer's style delightfully odd. So sad that Dibdin died and can bring us no more Aurelio Zen. I recommend you read them all, from book one to the last. "

    — Annie, 10/1/2009
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Het laatste deel uit de Zen-reeks, tevens het laatste boek dat Dibdin schreef, zoekt donkerder oorden op een hoort bij het beste uit de reeks. Een genadeloos portret van het moderne Italië. (****) "

    — Guy, 2/15/2009
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " His last Aurelio Zen mystery, and very good. I can't wait to read more of his books. "

    — Laura, 12/6/2008
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " This was one of his best books. His character and others were so strong and clear. "

    — Andrea, 11/23/2008
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Michael Dibdin's 'Zen' books have got wittier and wittier over the years. I am so sad he died, I shall miss Aurelio, I've been reading about him for such a long time he seems like an old friend. "

    — Lavinia, 4/4/2008
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Sadly, the last book he will write, but well worth it. A Dibdin book can emphasize ambiguity and difference in realistic settings or it can be post-modern farce. Happily, this is the former and a good note for him to have gone out (too soon) on. "

    — Nathanielk, 8/22/2007