The Measure of Time - (Guido Guerrieri) by Gianrico Carofiglio (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"One spring afternoon Lorenza, a former lover of Guerrieri, shows up in his office. Her son Jacopo stands convicted of the first-degree murder of a local drug dealer. For the appeal, Lorenza turns to Guerrieri. But he is not convinced of the innocence of Lorenza's son, nor does he have fond memories of how their relationship ended two decades earlier. Nevertheless, he accepts the case; perhaps to pay a melancholy homage to the ghosts of his youth. He soon becomes embroiled in a fascinating judicial process tainted by unreliable testimony and hasty and incomplete police work."--Publisher.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Mr. Carofiglio, drawing on his own professional background, excels at describing everyday legal proceedings in ways that transfix the reader. Wall Street Journal -------The latest in the Guido Guerrieri series. The setting is Bari in Southern Italy. Against his own instincts, defence attorney Guerrieri takes on an appeal against what looks like an unassailable murder conviction. The alleged perpetrator is the son of a former lover. A taught legal thriller and a meditation about the ravages of time.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p> "<em>A Fine Line</em> is a terrific novel, a legal thriller that is also full of complex meditations on the life of the lawyer and the difficult compromises inherent in any system of criminal justice. A book that is intensely rewarding at many levels." <strong>Scott Turow</strong> </p> <p> "<em>Involuntary Witness</em> raises the standards for mystery fiction. Carofiglio's deft touch has given us a story that is both literary and gritty...His insights into human nature--good and bad--are breathtaking." <strong>Jeffery Deaver</strong> </p> <p> "The author occupies a niche similar to Erle Stanley Gardner and John Grisham. The genre is flourishing and Carofiglio has endowed his hero with discriminating taste for good food, but none of their relish for brutality. Violence is kept at arm's length." <em>Times Literary Supplement</em> </p> <p> "As exacting and contemplative as any crime writer I can think of. Yet when the Italian defence lawyer isn't doing something, he is thinking, and what goes on in his doubt-stuffed head is always captivating. " <em>Washington Post</em><em></em> </p> <p> <em>"</em> Hard-boiled and sun-dried in equal parts. Where Philip Marlowe would be knocking back bourbon and listening to the snap of fist on the jaw, Guerrieri prefers Sicilian wine and Leonard Cohen. " <em>Financial Times</em> </p> <p> "The role of Guerrieri is to take on impossible cases that have little chance of success. His efforts to prove his client's innocence bring him into dangerous conflict with Mafia interests. Everything a legal thriller should be." <em>The Times</em><em></em> </p> <p> "Written with brio, humour and skill. Guerrieri is a lawyer who struggles with his own demons as much as with his stressful caseload. It sometimes feels as though he's the only honest lawyer in Bari." <em>Daily Mail</em> </p><br>
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