Involuntary Witness (Carofiglio Gianrico)(Paperback)

Carofiglio writes crisp, ironical novels that are as much love stories and philosophical treatises as they are legal thrillers.--The New YorkerRaises the standard for crime fiction. Carofiglio's deft touch has given us a story that is both literary and gritty--and one that speeds along like the best legal thrillers. His insights into human nature--good and bad--are breathtaking. --Jeffery DeaverThe first in the Guido Guerrieri series.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 defense, 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
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