{"product_id":"involuntary-witness-gianrico-carofiglio-9781904738527","title":"Involuntary Witness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Carofiglio writes crisp, ironical novels that are as much love stories and philosophical treatises as they are legal thrillers.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Raises 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 Deaver\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first in the Guido Guerrieri series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGianrico Carofiglio\u003c\/b\u003e, a member of the senate in Italy, was an anti-Mafia prosecutor in Bari, a port on the coast of Puglia. He has been involved with trials concerning corruption, organized crime, and the traffic of human beings. He has written four Guido Guerrieri novels, all bestsellers, having sold over two million copies worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gianrico Carofiglio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1904738524\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781904738527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bitter Lemon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Gianrico Carofiglio","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042440868095,"sku":"9781904738527","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_145664c6-3f55-4138-834a-940d8f9ab8e3.jpg?v=1684961538","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/involuntary-witness-gianrico-carofiglio-9781904738527","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}