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.