VJ Books Presents Michael Dibdin!

Michael Dibdin (21 March 1947 – 30 March 2007) was a British crime writer. He was born in Wolverhampton, the son of a physicist, and was brought up from the age of seven in Northern Ireland where he attended Friends' School. He graduated with a degree in English from Sussex University, and then went to study for a master's degree at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. After publishing his first novel, he lived for four years in Italy, teaching at the university in Perugia. Later he lived in Seatltle, Washington.

Dibdin is best known for his Aurelio Zen mysteries, set in Italy. The first of these, Ratking, won the 'Gold Dagger' award in 1988. This series of detective novels provide a penetrating insight into the less visible aspects of Italian society over the last twenty years. The earlier books have a lightness of touch that gradually becomes much darker. The character of Zen himself is anti-heroic, which adds much to the books' irony and black humour. A final Zen book, End Games, appeared posthumously in July 2007.

Dibdin was married three times, most recently to the novelist K.K. Beck. He died in Seattle, Washington, following a short illness.

Medusa Signed First Edition

Dark Specter Signed First Edition

Dead Lagoon Signed First Edition

Vendetta Signed First Edition

A Long Finish First Edition

Thanksgiving Signed First Edition

To see Michael Dibdin's bibliography, click here or scroll to the bottom of the page.

Michael Dibdin Bibliography

Sam Capra Series

Ratking - 1988

Vendetta - 1990

Cabal - 1992

Dead Lagoon - 1994

Cosi Fan Tutti - 1996

A Long Finish - 1998

Blood Rain - 1999

And Then You Die - 2002

Medusa - 2003

Back to Bologna - 2005

End Games - 2007

Other Novels

The Last Sherlock Holmes Story - 1978

A Rich Full Death - 1986

The Tryst - 1991

The Dying of the Light - 1993

Dark Spectre - 1995

Thanksgiving - 2000