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pscot

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8. True, but

Reply to TexasProgresive (Reply #7)

Mon Nov 17, 2014, 12:17 PM

Nov 2014

"You like Venetian?", makes no sense as a catch. I hope more people find these books. Dibdin is witty, stylish and sometimes profound, but never dull. The fact that Zen is Venetian sets him apart; gives him ironic detachment even when bad men are trying to kill him. And even bad men have their reasons. He's a wanderer in his own land, chasing crime and the secret Italy. I've read all the Zen novels now, and it makes me sad that there are no more.

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Hi, everyone. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #2

Medusa by Michael Dibdin pscot Nov 2014 #3

Italian, as in Italian food? Enthusiast Nov 2014 #4

Aurelio Zen is zesty pscot Nov 2014 #5

Well, now. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #6

Zen is a Venetian TexasProgresive Nov 2014 #7

True, but pscot Nov 2014 #8

I know a Venetian man and he definately stands apart. TexasProgresive Nov 2014 #9

I bought a used copy of the first one online yesterday. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #10

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