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Michael Dibdin Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Michael Dibdin in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 18 books / 2 series

British author Michael Dibdin is best known for his Aurelio Zen mystery series, set in Italy. His books have earned critical acclaim, including the Gold Dagger Award for *Ratking*. This page provides the Michael Dibdin books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Michael Dibdin in Publication Order

1978 The Last Sherlock Holmes Story POoSN / 1 Buy
1986 A Rich Full Death POoSN / 2 Buy
1988 Ratking POoAZB / 1 Buy
1990 Vendetta POoAZB / 2 Buy
1990 The Tryst POoSN / 3 Buy
1991 Dirty Tricks POoSN / 4 Buy
1992 Cabal POoAZB / 3 Buy
1993 The Dying of the Light POoSN / 5 Buy
1994 Dead Lagoon POoAZB / 4 Buy
1996 Cos’ Fan Tutti POoAZB / 5 Buy
1996 Dark Spectre POoSN / 6 Buy
1998 A Long Finish POoAZB / 6 Buy
1999 Blood Rain POoAZB / 7 Buy
2001 Thanksgiving POoSN / 7 Buy
2002 And Then You Die POoAZB / 8 Buy
2003 Medusa POoAZB / 9 Buy
2003 Back to Bologna POoAZB / 10 Buy
2007 End Games POoAZB / 11 Buy

Complete Michael Dibdin Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 7 books / 1978-2001
01 The Last Sherlock Holmes Story 1978 Buy
02 A Rich Full Death 1986 Buy
03 The Tryst 1990 Buy
04 Dirty Tricks 1991 Buy
05 The Dying of the Light 1993 Buy
06 Dark Spectre 1996 Buy
07 Thanksgiving 2001 Buy
Aurelio Zen Reading Order 11 books / 1988-2007
01 Ratking 1988 Buy
02 Vendetta 1990 Buy
03 Cabal 1992 Buy
04 Dead Lagoon 1994 Buy
05 Cos’ Fan Tutti 1996 Buy
06 A Long Finish 1998 Buy
07 Blood Rain 1999 Buy
08 And Then You Die 2002 Buy
09 Medusa 2003 Buy
10 Back to Bologna 2003 Buy
11 End Games 2007 Buy

Where to start with Michael Dibdin

What is the best order to read Michael Dibdin books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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