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.
- ISBN13 9781904738527
- Publish Date 8 August 2005 (first published 21 July 2005)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 9 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Bitter Lemon Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 285
- Language English