Involuntary Witness
Involuntary Witness
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Summary
A Senegalese immigrant in southern Italy is accused of murdering a nine-year-old child. A lost cause is taken on by a seemingly hopeless counsel for the defence. An attack on racism, and an insight into the Italian judicial process, this title is also a portrait of a deeply humane hero.
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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 | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781904738077 |
| ISBN 10 | 1904738079 |
| Title | Involuntary Witness |
| Author | Gianrico Carofiglio |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bitter Lemon Press |
| Year published | 2005-07-21 |
| Number of pages | 290 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |