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The fifth in the best-selling Guido Guerrieri series. When Judge Larocca is accused of corruption, Guerrieri goes against his better instincts and takes the case. Helped by Annapaola Doria, a motorbike-riding bisexual private detective who keeps a baseball bat on hand for sticky situations, he investigates the alleged links to the mafia. Of course Guerrieri cannot stop himself from falling for Annapaola's exotic charms. The novel is a suspenseful legal thriller but it is also much more. It show more is the story of a judge who, to quote Dostoevsky, "lies to himself and listens to his own lies, so gets to the point where he can no longer distinguish the truth, either in himself or around himself." show less

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... e giustizia per tutti!

La natura pareggia il conto in maniera asettica, senza interferenze di alcun tipo che non siano quelle dovute alla sua stessa struttura, al suo "Ordine". L'uomo no. L'uomo ha il raziocinio, i sentimenti, la "pietas" ed è l'unico fra gli animali che si è dato il privilegio(?) di ergersi a giudice di un suo simile. Si può chiamare "fare giustizia" ciò? Forse è proprio nella sua natura, in quelle differenze che sulla carta dovrebbero fare la differenza, l'inghippo. Chi può dire se il sistema funziona leggendo i numeri delle statistiche? Diecimila sentenze emesse hanno ripianato la bilancia dei reati commessi? Quanti altri guasti hanno generato quelle stesse sentenze? Quali costi sociali, umani, quante vite show more distrutte e quante si potevano evitare di spezzare? Colpevoli o innocenti? E' tutto qua? Come può un uomo restare equilibrato davanti a tanta corruzione, disuguaglianza, disprezzo della vita umana senza perdere altrettanta di quella umanità e lucidità che gli è fondamentale per il compito cui è chiamato a svolgere? E' tutto un castello di carte dove il confine si sposta di continuo fra vari gradi di moralità. E gli spostamenti sono terremoti cui si sopravvive perchè è un'istinto primordiale, ma tutto il sistema giudiziario è costellato di macerie e crepe ovunque, di zombie, di semidei autoproclamatisi, di eroi con le armi spuntate, di ladri di polli criminalizzati e di criminali assurti ad eroi del nostro tempo. Se in un romanzo godibile per leggerezza di scrittura (e non sto dicendo che sia un demerito) esce fuori dalle pieghe delle parole tutto questo, non c'è alcun dubbio che Carofiglio conosce molto bene il suo ambiente e che, allo stesso tempo, il quadro sia di una tragicità sconfortante. show less
Bari attorney Guido Guerrieri takes on a high profile client in this series entry. Pierluigi Larocca is a magistrate who believes he may be under investigation for corruption. Guido and the judge had been in school at the same time and had been friendly at the time, but that was years ago. More recently, they had seen each other mainly in the courtroom. Guido views him as an ethical judge, which makes his decision to take the case a fairly easy one. It’s a decision he may come to regret.

Like the fictional Guido, the author of the series is a lawyer born in Bari. Through Guido, he reflects on the nature of justice and the role of attorneys and judges in the judicial system. This is the best book in the series so far, and unfortunately show more it seems to be the last, at least for the time being. show less
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I was slightly disappointed in this one -- the fifth book in a series about a lawyer based in Bari, Italy. The prior four books had more plot, and showcased Guido Guerrieri's legal skills, especially in court. In this one, Carofiglio spent more time philosophizing about life, happiness, and morality. Guerrieri is asked by a local judge to determine whether he is being wrongly investigated for corruption based on the testimony of a known criminal, and to defend him. Working with his private investigator, Guerreri learns the truth and then has to decide if he can continue to represent the judge. Like the other books, only more intensely here, there is a focus on Guerreri's personal life, friendships, his pastimes, etc.
Il caso che fa da filo conduttore al quinto libro della serie è quello di un magistrato, compagno di università dell’avvocato Guerrieri, che scopre di essere indagato per corruzione, l’accusa forse più infamante per una persona che riveste quel ruolo.
Ancora una volta Carofiglio riesce a conquistarmi totalmente con la sua scrittura e non posso che riconfermare ancora una volta il mio amore per l’Avvocato Guido Guerrieri, un personaggio che potrebbe benissimo essere reale.
Al momento è l’ultimo della serie ma continuo a sperare, prima o poi, di leggere ancora nuove storie con questo protagonista.
Altro libro indimenticabile e imperdibile.
I was excited to find this book, mainly because the setting is Italy. I don’t come across many fictional works that have been translated from its primary language of Italian. Howard Curtis, the translator, and as far as I can tell, did a wonderful job.

This book is a prime example of me getting caught up in one of the books aspect. Too late did I realize that A Fine Line is the fifth, and most, recent book in the Guido Guerrieri series. Guerrieri is everything that most defense attorneys in American literature are not: timid and courteous. The Financial Times said it best: “Where Phillip Marlowe would be knocking back bourbon and listening to the snap of a fist on jaw, Guerrieri prefers Sicilian wine and Leonard Cohen.”

He talks to show more himself and the punching bag hanging in the middle of his living room (he’s been boxing for decades and seems to be something of a hoarder). It’s that quality that makes dialogue hard to follow.; I never could figure out who he was talking to.

The basis of the plot is simple: Judge Pierluigi Larocca is the subject of corruption charges. He’s been accused of being bribed. Helping Guerrieri is a private

I think this is one of those series that has to be read in order. I had a hard time trying to figure out who was who. Of the 100 pages that I did read, the plot was hard to decipher and only made up about 20 of those 100 pages. The rest is bogged down in the law and the Italian legal system that is dry as dirt. I’m not even sure how private detective Annapaloa Doria, a motorcycle-riding bisexual, really fit into the story, other than the one time she help Guerrieri out by beating up a bunch of hoodlums with a baseball bat that she stores on her bike.

Needless to say, Gianrico Carofiglio’s A Fine Line wound up in the DNF (did not finish) pile.
This work receives 1 out of 5 stars in Julie’s world.
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Also excellent on audio read by Sean Barrett
Muy linda novela del "Avvocato" Guerrieri. Linda trama algo predecible pero en realidad es la excusa para contar bien una historia. Llegando a los 50 empiezan las dudas comunes a todos los abogados en este discurso tenso entre derecho y justicia. algunas reflexiones universales ( todos los tribunales son iguales) y las miserias humanas se dan en todos lados. Como decía mi viejo los médicos trabajan con las miserias del cuerpo, los abogados con las miserias del alma. Cae a la consulta uno de los jueces más prestigiosos de Bari acusado de corrupción. Y eso le sirve a Carofligio para contar una linda historia con algunos personajes que aparecen en novelas anteriores, el librero, el bar , etc.

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Canonical title
A Fine Line
Original title
La regola dell'equilibrio
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2014

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Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Mystery, Suspense & Thriller
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853.92Literature & rhetoricItalian, Romanian & related literaturesItalian fiction1900-21st Century
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PQ4903 .A665Language and LiteratureFrench, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literaturesItalian literatureIndividual authors, 2001-
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