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A Fine Line
- Guido Guerrieri Series, Book 5
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
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Summary
This suspenseful legal thriller tells the story of Judge Larocca, who, to quote The Brothers Karamazov, 'lies to himself and listens to his own lies, so gets to the point where he can no longer distinguish the truth'. A man always looking to justify his evil and corrupt behaviour, he is perhaps an apposite metaphor for Italy itself. When he becomes the subject of corruption allegations, fellow judge Guerrieri goes against his better instincts and takes the case.
Eventually justice will be served, though perhaps not in the most orthodox of ways.
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- Michelle
- 10-09-16
Quiet yet gripping
Carofiglio writes deceptively quiet crime novels. There are no bullets. Most of the action is in observation, conversation & mental debate. Still, they grip and don't let go.
Even in translation, the prose is beautiful, read by the wonderful Sean Barrett.
The city of Bari comes alive in these stories. You don't need to read the full series to enjoy this one, but repeat readers are fed little tidbits they will enjoy. In this book Guido's team stay in the background more than usual but boxing, the sea, the all night bookshop, art, comics and music all have cameos.
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- M. Mears
- 07-12-16
Another psychologically honest & human story
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
My favourite books are the ones in which the style of writing is just as enjoyable & significant as the plot. The Fine Line is one of these. For me this series of books are not first and foremost about plot but rather are about human feelings / interactions and emotional honesty.
What other book might you compare A Fine Line to, and why?
The others in this series - especially "reasonable doubt"
Which scene did you most enjoy?
I love the scenes where we "hear" what he "didn't say"
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Laughed out loud a few times at the above
Any additional comments?
warmly recommended
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- Steven
- 30-09-16
Charming relaxed tale
Excellent narration. A charming educated tale well told. A pleasure to listen to this conversational reflective style.
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- Linda
- 19-09-16
Back on top
Whilst I felt the previous book in the series had slipped a little, the latest instalment of this excellent courtroom series is definitely back in finer form and well worth a listen.
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- David
- 12-03-19
tedious in parts abrupt ending
abrupt ending and story was too slow paced. Let's have more of Anna P. bueno
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-07-18
I wish these would never end
This is the 5th book in the Guido Guerrieri series written by Gianrico Carofiglio and I hope there will be more, many more.
They are accurately written with knowledge of criminal law, they offer a fabulous guide to the towns, areas and places the stories are set in, all offset with a tasty knowledge of food and wine.
But most of all they are endearing and leave you believing in the written words as if a friend were accounting their days work activities.
Narrated by Sean Barrett, who has a smooth but masterful voice, that compliments the wording and theme, making the whole audible experience a treat you would prefer didn’t end.
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- Earnest
- 15-09-16
Ah, the series letdown..
How muddling it must be for a writer to divide the "self" from the fiction. Some openly don't..Ove Knausgaard has made his own kind of mark in this genre. But overt proselytizing to the point of readerly, massive irritation is not acceptable. The overt pain the writer clearly has over legal issues he is aware of, overwhelmed any plot development at all. Knowing that injustice prevails must be hideous but a reader in the fiction genre needs more
story to embed and carry the ideas so that some empathy can be felt. Perhaps the Avocato in the series ( as in real life) escaped the system and became a motor bike fanatic and roared off into the distance..and wrote better novels-now that he has for this out of his system.
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