Summary
Gianrico Carofiglio: Eyes Closed
When Martina Fumaj reports her former partner - the son of a prominent judge - for physical abuse, the lawyers refuse to take over her case. No one wants to risk their career for an "unreliable" woman. None but the lawyer Guido Guerrieri.
Guido Guerrieri is a lawyer who does not tolerate injustice and who, aware that the process could jeopardize his career, accepts a seemingly lost battle. Along the way, he is accompanied by nun Claudia - an uncompromising woman who runs a safe house for women victims of violence and dedicatedly trains in martial arts. Guerrieri faces a series of obstacles: the judge clearly favors the defendant's lawyer, and the prosecutor he works with has been transferred to Palermo. However, Guido has a few tricks up his sleeve that lead to a shocking ending. Can truth and justice prevail when faced with power, privilege and collective silence? Carofiglio once again excels as a master of atmosphere and dialogue, combining judicial tension with emotional layering.
He raises the standards of the crime genre. Karofilo's subtle style delivers a story that is both literary and raw - and that moves at the speed of the best legal thrillers.
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