The discovery of an unidentified, decomposed corpse in a railway wagon marks the beginning of Zens most difficult and dangerous case. Set against the backdrop of the 3000-year-old city of Catalina, in the shadow of Mount Etna, Blood Rain finds Aurelio Zen at his most desperate and driven. Paperback , 284 pages Published August 1st 2004 by Faber & Faber (first published 1999)