Title: Zen in Venice
Product review: I was quite interested in reading this book because I have enjoyed the PBS series. In addition, though most of the novels take place in Rome, the setting for this one is in Venice, Zen's hometown. I'd just returned from visiting Venice, so it had added appeal to me. The Zen of the novel is physically different from the Zen of the television series. While Zen is tall and oldish in the book, Zen in the series is an Italian hunk. Aside from that disparity, however, this novel is, like the show, most interesting with a multi-faceted plot peopled by characters that are realistic. The story has a grittiness to it that probes well below a tourist's view of Venice.
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