Order of Michael Dibdin Books
Michael Dibdin (1947-2007) was a British novelist who wrote crime fiction, largely featuring the character Aurelio Zen. He also wrote several standalone novels. Dibdin was born in Middlesex, England, but also lived in Northern Ireland, Edmonton, Italy and finally in Seattle. While Aurelio Zen was set in Italy, his other works were often set in the States and England.
Michael Dibdin published 18 novels during his writing career; 11 Aurelio Zen novels and 7 other books. Below is the order in which Dibdin’s published works were originally released:
Publication Order of Aurelio Zen Books
| Ratking | (1988) |    |
| Vendetta | (1990) | |
| Cabal | (1992) | |
| Dead Lagoon | (1994) | |
| Così Fan Tutti | (1996) | |
| A Long Finish | (1998) | |
| Blood Rain | (1999) | |
| And Then You Die | (2002) | |
| Medusa | (2003) | |
| Back to Bologna | (2003) | |
| End Games | (2007) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Last Sherlock Holmes Story | (1978) | |
| A Rich Full Death | (1986) | |
| The Tryst | (1990) | |
| Dirty Tricks | (1991) | |
| The Dying of the Light | (1993) | |
| Dark Spectre | (1996) | |
| Thanksgiving | (2001) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| The Picador Book of Crime Writing | (1993) | |
| The Vintage Book of Classic Crime | (1997) | |
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Enjoyed the Zen novel series! Wish there were more but at least the first three made it to television (Rufus Sewell played Zen).