By Gianrico Carofiglio
Bitter Lemon Press, 2007. 249 pgs. Mystery
Reasonable Doubts is an Italian legal novel that’s been translated into English. Guido Guerrieri is an attorney asked to defend a man accused of smuggling drugs. He shouldn’t take the case. The defendant, Fabio Paolicelli, is a known neo-Fascist thug who initially confessed to the smuggling. And Guido has a score to settle with him dating from an altercation when he was 14—he should recuse himself. However, Fabio’s beautiful Japanese wife persuades Guido to accept the case.
This English translation is British English and makes for a few interesting idioms, such as this one for when things go bad: “…everything would go pear-shaped”. A fun, quick read.
SML
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