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Aurelio Zen Books in Order

Aurelio Zen by Michael Dibdin contains 11 books, published between 1988 and 2007. The first book is Ratking (1988) and the newest is End Games (2007). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1988–2007
Confirmed
11 of 11 titles
Pages on record
2,711 in 10 of 11 books
Reading time
45–68 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,711 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

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Aurelio Zen is the Italian police detective at the centre of 11 novels by Michael Dibdin, published between 1988 and 2007. Ratking (1988) opens the series and End Games (2007) closes it, with Vendetta (1990), Cabal (1992), Dead Lagoon (1994), Blood Rain (1999) and Medusa (2003) along the way. Murder investigation and the workings of Italian policing supply the material.

How many Aurelio Zen books are there?

Aurelio Zen has 11 books, released between 1988 and 2007.

Aurelio Zen Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Aurelio Zen books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Ratking by Michael Dibdin, book 1 of the Aurelio Zen series (1988)
  2. Cover of Vendetta by Michael Dibdin, book 2 of the Aurelio Zen series (1990)
  3. Cover of Cabal by Michael Dibdin, book 3 of the Aurelio Zen series (1992)
  4. Cover of Dead Lagoon by Michael Dibdin, book 4 of the Aurelio Zen series (1994)
  5. Cover of Così Fan Tutti by Michael Dibdin, book 5 of the Aurelio Zen series (1996)
  6. Cover of A Long Finish by Michael Dibdin, book 6 of the Aurelio Zen series (1998)
  7. Cover of Blood Rain by Michael Dibdin, book 7 of the Aurelio Zen series (1999)
  8. Cover of And Then You Die by Michael Dibdin, book 8 of the Aurelio Zen series (2002)
  9. Cover of Medusa by Michael Dibdin, book 9 of the Aurelio Zen series (2003)
  10. Cover of Back to Bologna by Michael Dibdin, book 10 of the Aurelio Zen series (2003)
  1. 1
    Ratking1988 · 266 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988266
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  2. 2
    Vendetta1990 · 260 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990260
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  3. 3
    Cabal1992 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992256
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  4. 4
    Dead Lagoon1994 · 297 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994297
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  5. 5
    Così Fan Tutti1996 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996256
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  6. 6
    A Long Finish1998 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998272
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  7. 7
    Blood Rain1999 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999288
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  8. 8
    And Then You Die2002 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002192
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  9. 9
    Medusa2003 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003272
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  10. 10
    Back to Bologna2003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003–
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  11. 11
    End Games2007 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007352
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Is there a chronological order for Aurelio Zen?

No separate chronological order is on record for Aurelio Zen, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Aurelio Zen books in order?

You should read the Aurelio Zen books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Aurelio Zen book also stands alone.

Where to start with Aurelio Zen

Start with Ratking (1988), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Aurelio Zen book?

End Games (2007) is the newest Aurelio Zen book released so far.

Is there a new Aurelio Zen book coming?

No next Aurelio Zen book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Aurelio Zen at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Aurelio Zen title on record dates from 2007, 19 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Aurelio Zen books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,711 pages across the 10 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 269 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Aurelio Zen books, 6 of 11, were published in the 1990s.

What the Aurelio Zen books are about

All 11 Aurelio Zen books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: police is tagged on 11 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Michael Dibdin

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.