by Michael Dibdin
At first you would think that the events in the book are all disjointed and then they start to link together and make sense but it's not a good type of sense. Interesting thriller
I don't know why this novel doesn't get a higher rating. I was just astounded when I first read it. Michael Dibdin, who IS a good writer of literary detective fiction, is mainly known for his Aurelio Zen series books. Good stuff. That's not what Dark Spectre (my copy has the British spelling) is...
Dibdin is one of the more literate mysery writers; you know, the ones that don’t describe characters by the brand name clothes they wear. His serial protagonist is Aurelio Zen, an Italian policeman, and many of those novels have been set in Italy. This one has no police main character as such and sw...
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