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Aurelio Zen: Dead Lagoon

By: Michael Dibdin
Narrated by: Cameron Stewart
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Summary

Aurelio Zen returns to his native Venice to investigate the disappearance of a rich American resident but he soon learns that, amid the hazy light and shifting waters of the lagoon, nothing is what it seems. As Zen is drawn deeper into the complex and ambiguous mysteries surrounding the discovery of a skeletal corpse on an ossuary island in the north lagoon, he is also forced to confront a series of disturbing revelations about his own life.

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My first Zen novel.

Firstly, l cannot agree with the negative comments on the narrator: l believe Cameron Stewart narrates the story quite excellently with vocal changes which clearly characterise the various protagonists. The novel blends procedural police work with politics, personal politics and associations, and the vagaries of local, cultural life. The ending of the story, while jarring, was quite perfect with an excellent little line by Zen which displays how "lost" he seems. I've already bought other novels and l really look forward to listening to them, and that is the highest praise one can offer, l believe.

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Wonderful!

My first outing with Aurelio Zen - it felt like having an exciting and alluring holiday in Venice! I’ll be back for more.

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Poor performance by the narrator

This was the fourth Aurelio Zen book that I have purchased and I did not notice the narrator was different, it’s usually Michael Kitchen. It spoilt it for me. This narrator is one of those who can only do female voices as high-pitched shrieks as well as not reading ahead to ensure he has the correct intonation. It was pretty tedious.

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Ditto

Zen novels are good but the narrator isn’t. Sorry! He tells the story fairly well with the odd mispronunciation BUT the voices given to characters is most distracting, not to say absurd. Nevertheless if you like Michael Dibdin and a gripping story then this is still worth a listen. Again sorry Mr Stewart. Just tone down the characterisations to the way people really speak.

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Good story compromised by uneven narration

A good story which mergers the past and present. It was difficult to keep pace with the plot at first because of the introduction of characters, many of whom were voiced by the narrator in high pitched caricature tones for women and older men. The story itself kept me hooked but this aspect of the narration compromised the enjoyment somewhat.

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One for lovers of crime and Venice

You can almost smell the streets of Venice in this complex tale of Zen’s return to the city and its corrupt politics. Great psychological thriller. The reading is ok but is marred by Stewart’s making every female voice like a caricature elderly lady or a drag act.

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Awful narration

I love this series but much prefer Michael Kitchen as a narrator. Cameron Stewart does awful falsetto voices for the women. It really ruins the story.

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Ended too soon...

loved the narrator, story to good and I like the interlinked plot but ended abruptly!

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Narration so important!!!!

Love the zen books but why do some male readers make women sound like Dame Edna, it destroys the book. Michael Kitchen so much better.

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Almost the best one yet

A brilliant story which was cleverly written. The final bit when Zen was walking through Venice was too drawn out, but then it picked up again in the last 10 minutes. Intriguing ending - will it continue in following books?

Looking forward to the next one, they are really picking up. Great narration too

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