The first book in the Italian crime series featuring Guido Guerrieri. Hugely popular in Italy, it concerns the murder of a 9 year old boy and the Senegalese immigrant who is accused of the crime. An attack on racism, and an insight into the Italian judicial process.

Author: Gianrico Carofiglio was an anti-Mafia prosecutor in Bari, a port on the coast of Puglia, for many years and is now a member of the Italian Senate. He has sold over 2.5 million books and Involuntary Witness is in its 49th edition in Italy.

Translator: Patrick Creagh is a well-known translator from the Italian and lives near Florence in Italy.