Involuntary Witness by Gianrico Carofiglio

Involuntary Witness by Gianrico Carofiglio

A nine-year-old boy is found murdered at the bottom of a well near a popular beach resort in southern Italy. In what looks like a hopeless case for Guido Guerrieri, counsel for the defence, a Senegalese peddler is accused of the crime. Faced with small-town racism fuelled by the recent immigration from Africa, Guido attempts to exploit the esoteric workings of the Italian courts. More than a perfectly paced legal thriller, this relentless suspense novel transcends the genre. A powerful attack on racism, and a fascinating insight into the Italian judicial process, it is also an affectionate portrait of a deeply humane hero.

"A story that is both literary and gritty that speeds along like the best legal thrillers" Jeffery Deaver "Involuntary Witness is a stunner. The veracity of the setting and the humanity of the lawyer that makes the novel a courtroom drama of such rare quality." Times "A new voice, and one with which I am sure we will soon become familiar.Involuntary Witness, has been a best seller in Italy and won many prizes. A powerful redemptive novel beautifully translated." Daily Mail

Gianrico Carofiglio is an anti-Mafia judge in Bari, a port on the coast of Puglia. He has been involved with trials concerning corruption, organized crime and the traffic in human beings.

SKU	CIN1904738079VG
ISBN 13	9781904738077
ISBN 10	1904738079
Title	Involuntary Witness
Author	Gianrico Carofiglio
Condition	Very good
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bitter Lemon Press
Year published	2005-07-21
Number of pages	290
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