A gripping book—kept me up past midnight—as are so many of Dibdin’s books featuring Italian police inspector Aurelio Zen. Beautifully written, with a fascinating plot and splendidly evocative scenes, this book takes Zen from Rome to the island of Sardinia. His official mission from the political powers is to frame someone—anyone—other than the sole suspect. The man who seems to be the only person with the opportunity to kill the wealthy builder and his wife and guests on their heavily guarded Sardinian estate has too many ties to government. Zen, much too honest, looks and finds the real murderer, while also dealing with another vendetta that seems to be directed at him.
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