In Dibdin's eighth diverting mystery to feature Aurelio Zen of Rome's elite Criminalpol unit, the hard-to-kill detective is still recuperating from his last adventure, Blood Rain (2000), which left ...

The wry 11th and final Insp. Aurelio Zen mystery (after 2006's Back to Bologna) will leave the series' many fans in renewed mourning for Gold Dagger–winner Dibdin (1947-2007). When the corpse of ...

Masterpiece Mystery's new three-film arc features Rufus Sewell as the unflappable Aurelio Zen, seemingly the only honest cop on the Roman police force. The Zen mysteries, launching Sunday on PBS with ...

What does an honest cop do when his bosses are on the side of the lawbreakers? Outwitting prosecutors, politicians, mobsters, and run-of-the-mill kidnappers and killers, Detective Aurelio Zen brings ...

BBC Worldwide and PBS' Masterpiece Theatre will co-produce a remake of "Upstairs Downstairs," as well as new series based on Sherlock Holmes and Aurelio Zen novels. By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large ...

Zen: "Masterpiece Mystery" films; "Vendetta," 9 p.m. Sun.; "Cabal," 9 p.m. July 24; and "Ratking," 9 p.m. July 31 on PBS. La vita is molto dolce in "Masterpiece Mystery's" new three-film arc featuring ...

Michael Dibdin, a British-born writer of crime fiction whose series of books about an enigmatic Venetian detective are noted for their skillful plotting and their reflections on Italian politics and ...

What does an honest cop do when his bosses are on the side of the lawbreakers? Outwitting prosecutors, politicians, mobsters, and run-of-the-mill kidnappers and killers, Detective Aurelio Zen brings ...

It’s hard to think of a bigger validation for a mystery author than to have his or her books dramatized on PBS’ “Masterpiece Mystery.” Too bad Seattle author Michael Dibdin is not around to see his ...

ITALIAN STALLION: Rufus Sewell stars as a Venetian detective in "Zen." Who is that dashing Venetian detective working in Rome? The one who’s so cool he’s sizzling, so smart it’s scary and so sexy he ...

Rufus Sewell has signed up to star as Aurelio Zen in a new BBC drama. The Eleventh Hour actor will play the fictional detective across three feature-length dramas which will transmit on BBC One. Set ...