A Long Finish is a 1998 novel by Michael Dibdin, and is the sixth entry in the Aurelio Zen series.[1][2]

A Long Finish
First edition
AuthorMichael Dibdin
LanguageEnglish
SeriesAurelio Zen series, #6
GenreCrime, Mystery novel
PublisherFaber and Faber
Publication date
December 1, 1998
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback, Paperback)
Pages256pp (hardback) 256pp (paperback)
ISBN0-571-19341-2
OCLC40234264
Preceded byCosi Fan Tutti 
Followed byBlood Rain 

Synopsis

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After his adventures under sun-drenched Neapolitan skies in Cosi Fan Tutti, Italian police detective Aurelio Zen finds himself reluctantly back in Rome, sneezing in the damp wine cellar of a retired but still powerful and connected mover and shaker. Strings are pulled and he is given another unorthodox assignment: find evidence that clears the jailed scion of an important wine-growing family, who is accused of brutal murder, in time to harvest what is anticipated to be a great vintage.

Zen is confronted with the closed ranks and closed mouths of a small, remote rural town, where everyone knows the secrets of everyone else. Grappling with tangled relationships, bitter resentments and grudges reaching back to the immediate post-war years, his investigations are further distracted by meeting the young woman who thinks she is his daughter.

References

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  1. ^ "A LONG FINISH | Kirkus Reviews". 1 August 1998.
  2. ^ "A Long Finish: An Aurelio Zen Mystery by Michael Dibdin". www.publishersweekly.com. 3 August 1998. Retrieved 23 August 2023.