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Character · Zen · 11 books

Aurelio Zen

Vice-questore of the Italian state police · Michael Dibdin

Aurelio Zen is a Venetian official in the Italian state police, cynical, clever and a survivor of the politics of his own force.

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Character facts

First appearance
Ratking (1988)
Latest appearance
End Games (2007)
Books
11 (11 as lead)
Series
Aurelio Zen
Author
Michael Dibdin
Circle
Zen

Where to meet Aurelio Zen

Aurelio Zen first appears in Ratking (1988), as the lead, book 1 of the Aurelio Zen series.

Buy Ratking

Every book with Aurelio Zen

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1988LRatkinglead · Aurelio ZenBuy
  2. 1990LVendettalead · Aurelio ZenBuy
  3. 1992LCaballead · Aurelio ZenBuy
  4. 1994LDead Lagoonlead · Aurelio ZenBuy
  5. 1996LCosì Fan Tuttilead · Aurelio ZenBuy
  6. 1998LA Long Finishlead · Aurelio ZenBuy
  7. 1999LBlood Rainlead · Aurelio ZenBuy
  8. 2002LAnd Then You Dielead · Aurelio ZenBuy
  9. 2003LMedusalead · Aurelio ZenBuy
  10. 2005LBack to Bolognalead · Aurelio ZenBuy
  11. 2007LEnd Gameslead · Aurelio ZenBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Giustiniana ZenZen's mother7
Gemma SantiniPharmacist and Zen's partner5
Tania BiaciniZen's colleague and lover3