Gianrico Carofiglio crafts compelling narratives that delve into the complexities of justice and morality, drawing from his background as a former anti-Mafia judge. His writing is characterized by a keen intellect and a sophisticated style, making his explorations of ethical dilemmas both engaging and thought-provoking. He excels at building suspense and portraying characters grappling with the darker aspects of human nature. Readers appreciate his work for its sharp insights and profound understanding of the human psyche.
The summer of 1992 had been exceptionally cold in southern Italy. That summer ushered in a spate of killings by the Mafia of judges and police officers, most of them assassinated near Palermo. The Sicilian killings and ensuing gang wars also infected Bari triggering an investigation by local Carabinieri officer Pietro Fenoglio.
Legal thriller written by an anti-mafia prosecutor. Set in Southern Italy. Turow with wry humour.
It is there, in a foreign city, under strained circumstances, that they will get to know each other and connect for the first time.A beautiful, gritty, and charming port city where French old-world charm meets modern bohemia, father and son stroll the streets sharing strained small talk.
Third in the Guido Guerrieri series. The defender of lost causes in Bari,Italy falls in love with his client's wife.
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. Guido attempts to exploit the esoteric workings of the Italian courts.
Fourth in the bestselling Guido Guerrieri series. The investigation of the disappearance of Manuela, the daughter of a rich couple living in Bari.
The latest in the Guido Guerrieri series set in southern Italy. Guerrieri takes on another case with dubious merits. This time he agrees to defend a judge suspected of corruption, an accusation that sadly looks likely to stick.
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.
Voci che risuonano nell'oscurità di vagoni semivuoti, lampi che scaturiscono da frammenti di conversazione, profumi nascosti negli anfratti della memoria. I titoli di questa singolare raccolta - trenta scritti di tre pagine ciascuno - rappresentano di volta in volta un genere diverso, in un susseguirsi di aneddoti, brevi saggi, racconti fulminei. Li popolano soprattutto figure femminili sfuggenti e indimenticabili, mentre a vicende drammatiche, o amare, si alternano situazioni comiche, sempre in un gioco di specchi tra realtà e finzione. A tenere tutto insieme, come in un mosaico, è una scrittura tersa quanto l'aria notturna, capace di svelare le verità celate nei dettagli dell'esistenza con una magistrale economia di parole. «Un monaco incontrò un giorno un maestro zen e, volendo metterlo in imbarazzo, gli domandò: "Senza parole e senza silenzio, sai dirmi che cos'è la realtà?" Il maestro gli diede un pugno in faccia».
In vier Gesprächen mit dem ehemaligen Richter, Senatsabgeordneten und Schriftsteller Gianrico Carofiglio geht es um die komplexe und oft flüchtige Beziehung zwischen politischem Handeln, unserer Sprache und dem Prinzip der Wahrheit. Wenn in einer Gesellschaft das Vertrauen zur Sprache verloren geht, befindet sie sich in einem schlechten Zustand: Denn auf den Bedeutungsverlust des Diskurses folgt meist die gefährliche Entmachtung der staatlichen Institutionen. Ein leidenschaftlicher und spannender Dialog. Ein Plädoyer für kritisches Denken, das dabei hilft, Manipulationen zu erkennen und zu vermeiden.
