hiː mˌeɪks hɪz deɪbjˈuː ɪn fˈɪkʃən ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː wɪð tˈɛstᵻmˌoʊn ɪŋkənsˈeɪpvoʊl ɪnvˈɑːləntɚɹi wˈɪtnəs, pɹˈɛmɪˌoʊ dˈɛl dʒɪˈɑːvdi “mˈæɹɪsɚ ɹʌskˈoʊni”, pɹˈɛmɪˌoʊ ɹˈiːdʒəm ɪjˈuːlɪˌaɪ, pɹˈɛmɪˌoʊ sˈɪɾæ di kˈʌnɪˌoʊ, pɹˈɛmɪˌoʊ sˈɪɾæ di tʃˌaɪəvˈɑːɹɹi, ðə bˈʊk ðæt ˌɪntɹədˈuːsᵻz ðə bᵻlˈʌvd kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ʌvðə dᵻfˈɛns lˈɔɪɚ ɡwˈiːdoʊ ɡˈɛɹɪɹi, hˌuː ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ ðə pɹˈoʊɾɐɡənˌɪst ʌvðə nˈɑːvəlz ˈæd ˈɑːkaɪ tʃˈɪjuːsi ɐ wˈɔːk ɪnðə dˈɑːɹk, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, pɹˈɛmɪˌoʊ lˈaɪdoʊ di kˈæmeɪˌoːɹ, pɹˈɛmɪˌoʊ dˈɛl bˈɪblɪˌoʊtɛk di ɹˈoʊmə ænd “bˈɛst ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl nwˈɑːɹ ʌvðə jˈɪɹ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən” ɪn dʒˈɜːməni, ᵻlˈɛktᵻd baɪ ɐ dʒˈʊɹɹi ʌv bˈʊksɛlɚz ænd dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪsts, ɹˈædʒənˌɛvɑːli dˈʌbi ɹˈiːzənəbəl dˈaʊts, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, pɹˈɛmɪˌoʊ fɹˈiːdʒiːn ænd pɹˈɛmɪˌoʊ vˌaɪədˈɑːnə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, pɹˈɛmɪˌoʊ tɹˈoʊpiə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, lə pˈɜːfɪzˌaɪəni pɹˈɑːvɪsɚɹi tˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi pɚfˈɛkʃənz, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn, pɹˈɛmɪˌoʊ sˌɛlɪzˈaɪəni kˌæmpɪˈɛloʊ, lˌæ ɹᵻɡˈoʊlə dˌɛlɪkwɪlˈɪbɹoʊ ɐ fˈaɪn lˈaɪn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn ænd lˌæ mɪsjˈʊɹɹə dˈɛl tˈɛmpoʊ ðə mˈɛʒɚɹ ʌv tˈaɪm, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn, pɹˈɛmɪˌoʊ stɹˈɛɡə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti fˈaɪnəlˌɪst.
He makes his début in fiction in 2002 with Testimone inconsapevole (Involuntary Witness, Premio del Giovedì “Marisa Rusconi”, Premio Rhegium Iulii, Premio Città di Cuneo, Premio Città di Chiavari), the book that introduces the beloved character of the defense lawyer Guido Guerrieri, who is also the protagonist of the novels Ad occhi chiusi (A Walk in the Dark, 2003, Premio Lido di Camaiore, Premio delle Biblioteche di Roma and “Best International Noir of the year 2007” in Germany, elected by a jury of booksellers and journalists), Ragionevoli dubbi (Reasonable Doubts, 2006, Premio Fregene and Premio Viadana 2007, Premio Tropea 2008), Le perfezioni provvisorie (Temporary Perfections, 2010, Premio Selezione Campiello), La regola dell'equilibro (A Fine Line, 2014) and La misura del tempo (The Measure of Time, 2019, Premio Strega 2020 finalist).