Ratking

Product Description Police Commissioner Aurelio Zen had crossed swords with the establishment before - and lost. But from the depths of a mundane desk job in Rome he is unexpectedly transferred to Perugia to take over an explosive kidnapping case involving one of Italy's most powerful families. From the Publisher Ruth Rendell wrote of Ratking : "Tremendously exciting ... This is a novel both subtle and horrific." And the praise doesn't stop there. Here's what people are saying about Michael Dibdin 's work: " Dibdin 's work deserves comparison with such ... giants as Raymond Chandler." -- Portland Oregonian " Dibdin has an ear for prose that is rare in the crime genre ... His soaring imagination ... makes his books well worth the read." -- Washington Times " Dibdin has a gift for shocking the unshockable reader. He writes the unmentionable, calmly and with devastating effect." -- Ruth Rendell