About this title: Police detective Aurelio Zen returns to his native Venice in search of a missing American millionaire. But dead bodies keep materializing--including a crooked cop found drowned in one of the city's "black wells" and a skeleton that surfaces on the Isle of the Dead.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780679753117ISBN:0679753117
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Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780679753117ISBN:0679753117
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Minor edgewear, small crease in cover. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 320 p. Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. Audience: General/trade. read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1996-01-03
ISBN-13:9780679753117ISBN:0679753117
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780679753117ISBN:0679753117
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Vry slight edgewear. Pages are clean, bright and tight. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 320 p. Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Paperback Edition; Fourth Printing
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage, New York
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780679753117ISBN:0679753117
Description: Very Good. 0679753117. Clean, tight, unmarked book, not ex-lib, no remainder marks; 0.73 x 8.15 x 5.19 Inches; 320 pages. read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Vintage Books, New York
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780679753117ISBN:0679753117
Description: Very Good; Light cover crinkle. 0679753117. Italian detective Aurelio Zen returns to his native Venice to probe the disappearance of a wealthy American resident, but his investigation draws him into a disturbing confrontation with revelations about his own life.; Trade PB. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A. : Knopf Publishing Group, 1995
ISBN-13:9780679433491ISBN:067943349X
Description: Trade paperback, Uncorrected Proof (ARC) 1st edition, Very Good Minus/pictorial wraps; some wear and creasing, to covers and cover edges, spine has reading creases and slight slant, no names or markings inside, 8vo., 297 pages., read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780679753117ISBN:0679753117
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 320 p. Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. Audience: General/trade. read more
"This is a fairly typical murder whodunit. As such, it is a good read -- not great, but worthwhile.
What sets this book apart is the locale. All the action takes place in Venice Italy. The author makes continual references to the streets, canals, history of the city, and other parts of the lagoon. The book contains maps of the city and lagoon so the reader can follow the action.
Most of my knowledge of Venice comes from this read. Highly recommended if you want to know more about this fascinating Italian city."
"This was the first of the Aurelio Zen books I ever read and I did not particularly enjoy it, but after reading all the others, I returned to it and found myself once again admiring Dibdin's work. This is a darker book than many of the earlier ones in the series, but most of the later Zen novels seem to me to be darker than the earlier ones."
"I like mysteries, but usually I like Victorian mysteries. However, Michael Dibdin's Aurelio Zen series is well-written and I do like the armchair travel to Italy. I think DEAD LAGOON is an excellent "Aurelio Zen" book, but it's not the very best."
"Venice at its quietest and darkest, forms a backdrop to this gritty crime novel from a mater of the genre. Aurelio Zen remains an engaging focus although he is a somewhat flawed man."
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