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.
Author: Gianrico Carofiglio
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
Published: 04/02/2013
Series: Guido Guerrieri
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781904738527
Language: English
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