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Kindle County Legal Thriller #1
丕賱亘乇賷亍 丕賱賲賮鬲乇囟
鬲亘丿兀 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 亘噩乇賷賲丞 睾丕賲囟丞 鬲匕賴亘 囟丨賷鬲賴丕 賲丨丕賲賷丞 噩賲賷賱丞 鬲丿毓賶 賰丕乇賵賱賷賳 亘賵賱賷賲賵爻貙 賵賴賷 鬲毓賲賱 賮賷 賲賰鬲亘 丕賱賳丕卅亘 丕賱毓丕賲貙 毓購賴丿 廿賱賶 乇丕爻鬲賷 爻丕亘賷鬲卮貙 賵賴賵 賲爻丕毓丿 丕賱賲丿毓賷 丕賱毓丕賲貙 亘賴匕賴 丕賱賯囟賷丞. 賵賱賰賳賴 賵賰丕乇賵賱賷賳 賰丕賳丕 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 夭賲賷賱賷賳. 賵兀氐亘丨 丕賱夭賲賷賱 丕賱賲鬲丨賲賾爻貙 鬲賵賲賷 賲賵賱鬲賵貙 賲賯鬲賳毓丕賸 亘兀賳 爻丕亘賷鬲卮 賲購匕賳亘 亘丕乇鬲賰丕亘 丕賱噩乇賷賲丞. 賵爻乇毓丕賳 賲丕 賵囟毓 賴賷丕賲 乇丕爻鬲賷 亘丕賲乇兀丞 賱賷爻鬲 夭賵噩鬲賴 賰賱 賲丕 賷丨亘賴 賵賷賯丿乇賴 鬲丨鬲 丕賱賲丨丕賰賲丞貨 亘賲賳 賮賷 匕賱賰 夭賵噩鬲賴. "丕賱亘乇賷亍 丕賱賲賮鬲乇囟" 賯氐丞 賲匕賴賱丞 鬲賰卮賮 毓賳 毓丕賱賲 丕賱禺賷丕賳丞 賵丕賱賯鬲賱 賵丕賱賮爻丕丿... 賵鬲睾賵氐 賮賷 丕賱兀毓賲丕賯 丕賱丿賮賷賳丞 賱賱賯賱亘 丕賱亘卮乇賷. 賯丕賱賵丕 毓賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞: "乇賵丕賷丞 噩匕丕亘丞 賲爻乇賵丿丞 亘亘乇丕毓丞" 鈥� 賰賵夭 賲賵亘賵賱賷鬲丕賳. "丕賱鬲卮賵賷賯 賱丕 賷鬲賵賯賮... 賲賮丕噩兀丞 鬲賱賷 兀禺乇賶.... 廿賳賴 賳賽鬲丕噩 賰丕鬲亘 賲賵賴賵亘 噩丿丕賸" 鈥� 賳賷賵賷賵乇賰 鬲丕賷賲夭. "賷爻鬲丨賵匕 毓賱賶 丕賱丕賳鬲亘丕賴... 毓賲賱 乇賵丕卅賷 乇丕卅毓... 賵氐賮 丿賯賷賯 賱賱賳馗丕賲 丕賱賯囟丕卅賷 丕賱噩賳丕卅賷 鬲賯卮毓乇 賱賴 丕賱兀亘丿丕賳" 鈥� 爻丕賳 賮乇丕賳爻賷爻賰賵 賰乇賵賳賷賰賱. 丕賱噩丿賷乇 亘丕賱匕賰乇 兀賳 乇賵丕賷丞 "丕賱亘乇賷亍 丕賱賲賮鬲乇囟" 丕丨鬲賱鬲 丕賱賲乇鬲亘丞 丕賱兀賵賱賶 毓賱賶 賯丕卅賲丞 氐丨賷賮丞 "賳賷賵賷賵乇賰 鬲丕賷賲夭" 賱賱乇賵丕賷丕鬲 丕賱兀賰孬乇 賲亘賷毓丕賸貙 賵賯丿 亘賷毓 賲賳賴丕 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 鬲爻毓丞 賲賱丕賷賷賳 賳爻禺丞貙 孬賲 鬲丨賵賱鬲 廿賱賶 廿賳鬲丕噩 爻賷賳賲丕卅賷 囟禺賲 丨賲賱 丕賱毓賳賵丕賳 賳賮爻賴 賲賳 亘胤賵賱丞 賳噩賲 丕賱賳噩賵賲 賴丕乇賷爻賵賳 賮賵乇丿 賵賳禺亘丞 賲賳 賳噩賵賲 賴賵賱賷賵賵丿貙 賵賯丿 丨賯賯 丕賱賮賷賱賲 兀乇亘丕丨丕賸 胤丕卅賱丞 亘賱睾鬲 86 賲賱賷賵賳 丿賵賱丕乇 兀賲賷乇賰賷 禺賱丕賱 賵賯鬲 賯氐賷乇 賲賳 毓乇囟賴 賮賷 丕賱氐丕賱丕鬲 丕賱兀賲賷乇賰賷丞.
495 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1987
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Scott Turow
112听books2,452听followersScott Turow is the author of ten bestselling works of fiction, including IDENTICAL, INNOCENT, PRESUMED INNOCENT, and THE BURDEN OF PROOF, and two nonfiction books, including ONE L, about his experience as a law student. His books have been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than thirty million copies worldwide, and have been adapted into movies and television projects. He has frequently contributed essays and op-ed pieces to publications such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic.
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August 1, 2024
The show was better. FRTC.
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The Apple TV series for this book just started last night - with ... hello. Jake Gyllenhaal. And now I need to read this.
It's a rare day indeed when I say - I hope the book is as good as the show. Freaking addictive and mind binding.
鈧娝� 鈥匡傅鈥匡傅鈥匡傅喹ㄠ 路 路 鈾� 路 路 喹ㄠ鈥匡傅鈥匡傅鈥匡傅 藲鈧�
The Apple TV series for this book just started last night - with ... hello. Jake Gyllenhaal. And now I need to read this.
It's a rare day indeed when I say - I hope the book is as good as the show. Freaking addictive and mind binding.
August 27, 2017
This is one of the best books that I have read recently. It is a great legal thriller cum murder mystery. No wonder the book finds mention in both the top 100 mystery/crime novel lists published by the Britain-based Crime Writers' Association and by the Mystery Writers of America. Both the lists were published in the nineties and feature some of the finest specimens of crime writing. The lists can be found here -
The story is narrated by Rozat K. Sabich aka Rusty, chief deputy prosecutor of Kindle county who is also the protagonist. The story begins with the murder of Carolyn, another prosecuting attorney, with whom Rusty had an affair and never got over his obsession of her. Rusty gets the responsibility of investigating the crime but himself ends up getting accused of the murder and faces trial.
The book features some really great court room scenes, complex characters and portrays so many human emotions and frailties. Illicit passion, betrayal, corruption, dirty politics, jealousy, friendship, paternal feelings, family bonds - everything finds a place in the story. The author has also explained quite a few legal technicalities which makes it easier for the reader to understand some of the complexities of the trial. The mystery is excellent and the very few would be able to guess the identity of the culprit.
Rusty, accustomed to putting criminals behind bars, is now the accused and feels how is it to be on the other side. He talks about his obsession with Carolyn, his childhood, his strained relationship with his wife, his fear of missing out his son's childhood if he is sent to prison. Some of his ramblings is actually a bit boring and do not fit in the story.The author's use of the English language is impressive but somehow I felt at times it was not compatible with the character or the story. e.g. a person, who is a prosecutor not a poet, facing a murder charge is unlikely to use phrases like "doors and windows of my soul are thrown open to a fundamental gratitude". It is my only criticism of the novel.
The book is not just a thriller but Scott Turow's attempt to explore the intricacies of the human mind and he has done a commendable job. I would recommend the book to lovers of legal thrillers, murder mysteries, psychological thrillers if he/she does not mind the ramblings of the protagonist.
The story is narrated by Rozat K. Sabich aka Rusty, chief deputy prosecutor of Kindle county who is also the protagonist. The story begins with the murder of Carolyn, another prosecuting attorney, with whom Rusty had an affair and never got over his obsession of her. Rusty gets the responsibility of investigating the crime but himself ends up getting accused of the murder and faces trial.
The book features some really great court room scenes, complex characters and portrays so many human emotions and frailties. Illicit passion, betrayal, corruption, dirty politics, jealousy, friendship, paternal feelings, family bonds - everything finds a place in the story. The author has also explained quite a few legal technicalities which makes it easier for the reader to understand some of the complexities of the trial. The mystery is excellent and the very few would be able to guess the identity of the culprit.
Rusty, accustomed to putting criminals behind bars, is now the accused and feels how is it to be on the other side. He talks about his obsession with Carolyn, his childhood, his strained relationship with his wife, his fear of missing out his son's childhood if he is sent to prison. Some of his ramblings is actually a bit boring and do not fit in the story.The author's use of the English language is impressive but somehow I felt at times it was not compatible with the character or the story. e.g. a person, who is a prosecutor not a poet, facing a murder charge is unlikely to use phrases like "doors and windows of my soul are thrown open to a fundamental gratitude". It is my only criticism of the novel.
The book is not just a thriller but Scott Turow's attempt to explore the intricacies of the human mind and he has done a commendable job. I would recommend the book to lovers of legal thrillers, murder mysteries, psychological thrillers if he/she does not mind the ramblings of the protagonist.
January 29, 2025
This is a story about Rusty Sabicch, a chief deputy prosecutor who is arrested and tried for the rape and murder of a co-worker for whom he was having an affair.
The case against Rusty is based on very circumstantial evidence. Still, the action in the courtroom is riveting. Sandy Stern is the defense attorney. He is a well-thought out character who is quite likable.
The battle in the courtroom provides many satisfying twists and turns.
Rusty is an unreliable narrator, but鈥� Turow, made it work, because it added to the suspense. As readers, we can鈥檛 help but ask鈥hat isn鈥檛 he telling us? Did he do it? What about the fingerprints?
In due time, all the questions will be answered, just when we need to know.
The case against Rusty is based on very circumstantial evidence. Still, the action in the courtroom is riveting. Sandy Stern is the defense attorney. He is a well-thought out character who is quite likable.
The battle in the courtroom provides many satisfying twists and turns.
Rusty is an unreliable narrator, but鈥� Turow, made it work, because it added to the suspense. As readers, we can鈥檛 help but ask鈥hat isn鈥檛 he telling us? Did he do it? What about the fingerprints?
In due time, all the questions will be answered, just when we need to know.
May 9, 2023
賲丕 丕賱兀賰孬乇 氐毓賵亘丞責 賲毓乇賮丞 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 兀賵 丕賱毓孬賵乇 毓賱賷賴丕. 兀賵 丕賱亘賻賵丨 亘賴丕 兀賵 鬲氐丿賷賯賴丕責廿匕丕 馗賳賳鬲 兀賳賰 鬲毓乇賮 丕賱廿噩丕亘丞 賮兀亘卮乇賰 亘兀賳 丕噩丕亘鬲賰 禺丕胤卅丞.
賰丕賳鬲 賵丨賷丿丞 賵丕賱丿賻賷賴丕. 毓賱賶 睾乇丕乇賷 賵毓賱賶 睾乇丕乇 賳丕鬲. 賵卮毓乇鬲賿 亘丕賱馗賱賲 賮賷 兀孬賳丕亍 賳卮兀鬲賴丕. 賰丕賳 丕賴鬲賲丕賲 賵丕賱丿賷賴丕 亘賴丕 禺丕賳賯丕賸. 賵丕毓鬲亘乇鬲賿 兀賳賴 賲夭賷賻賾賮 亘胤乇賷賯丞 賲丕. 賱賯丿 丕丿賾毓鬲 兀賳賴丕 賰丕賳鬲 賲賵噩賻賾賴丞 賵賲爻鬲睾賱賻賾丞 賮賷 賰賱 丕賱兀賵賯丕鬲 賰兀丿丕丞 賱鬲賳賮賷匕 乇睾亘丕鬲賴賲丕 賵賱賷爻 乇睾亘丕鬲賴丕. 賵賰丕賳鬲 鬲賯賵賱 賱賷 賮賷 睾丕賱亘 丕賱兀丨賷丕賳 廿賳賳賷 丕賱卮禺氐 丕賱賵丨賷丿 丕賱賲賲丕孬賱 賱賴丕 丕賱匕賷 賯丕亘賱鬲賿賴. 賮兀賳丕 賱丕 兀卮毓乇 亘丕賱賵丨丿丞 賮丨爻亘. 亘賱 兀賳丕 賵丨賷丿 毓賱賶 丕賱丿賵丕賲. 賴賱 丕賱鬲亘丕丿賱 丕賱丨夭賷賳 賱賱丨亘 賷毓賳賷 兀賳賰 鬲乇賷丿 丕賱丨氐賵賱 賲賳 丕賱丌禺乇 毓賱賶 丕賱丿賵丕賲 毓賱賶 賲丕 鬲馗賳 兀賳賰 鬲毓胤賷賴 廿賷丕賴責 賱賯丿 兀賲賱鬲 亘丕乇亘丕乇丕 賮賷 兀賳 兀賰賵賳 賰兀賲賷乇 賲丕 賮賷 賯氐氐 丕賱禺賷丕賱. 毓購賱噩賵賲丕賸 丨賵賾賱鬲賿賴 亘賯亘賱丕鬲賴丕. 賷賲賰賳賴 丿禺賵賱 丕賱睾丕亘丕鬲 丕賱賲購馗賱賲丞 丨賷孬 鬲購丨鬲噩夭. 賵賷賯賵丿賴丕 亘毓賷丿丕賸. 賵毓賱賶 賲賻乇賾 丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲. 睾丕賱亘丕賸 賲丕 賮卮賱鬲購 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱賲賴賲丞.鬲禺賷賱 賳賮爻賰 賳噩賲丕 賱丕賲毓丕 賮賷 賲賯丕胤毓鬲賰 賷卮丕乇 賱賰 亘丕賱亘賳丕賳 賰賳丕卅亘 丕賱賲丿毓賷 丕賱毓丕賲 賵 丕賱賲乇卮丨 丕賱兀賰孬乇 噩丿丕乇丞 賱賴匕丕 丕賱賱賯亘 亘毓丿 賮賵夭 丕賱賲丿毓賷 丕賱毓丕賲 亘丨賰賲 丕賱賲賯丕胤毓丞. 賲鬲夭賵噩 賵 賱丿賷賰 胤賮賱 氐睾賷乇 賵 亘賷鬲 噩賲賷賱 賵 乇丕鬲亘 賲丨鬲乇賲. 鬲丨賯賯 賮賷 噩乇賷賲丞 賯鬲賱 丨丿孬鬲 賱夭賲賷賱丞 賱賰 賮賷 丕賱賲賴賳丞 賵 鬲噩丿 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱鬲卮賵賷卮 毓賱賶 丕賱兀丿賱丞 賵 賱丕 鬲賵卮賰 兀亘丿丕 毓賱賶 賲毓乇賮丞 丕賱賯丕鬲賱 兀賵 鬲賱賲爻 丕賱胤乇賷賯 廿賱賷賴 孬賲 鬲噩丿 賳賮爻賰 賮噩兀丞 賮賷 賯賮氐 丕賱丕鬲賴丕賲 賱兀賳賰 兀賳鬲 丕賱賯丕鬲賱 賵 鬲鬲丨賵賱 賲賳 賲賲孬賱 丕賱丕丿毓丕亍 賱賱賲鬲賴賲 亘丕賱噩乇賷賲丞 亘賷賳 胤乇賮丞 毓賷賳 賵 丕賳鬲亘丕賴鬲賴丕! 賴賱 鬲禺賷賱鬲 匕賱賰責 賳毓賲責 廿匕丕 賮賱賳賯乇兀 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞.
賵賲賳 丕賱孬丕亘鬲 賮賷 賳馗丕賲 丕賱賯囟丕亍 丕賱噩賳丕卅賷 兀賳 丕賱賲鬲賴賻賲賷賳 賳丕丿乇丕賸 賲丕 賷賯賵賱賵賳 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞. 賵賴賵 兀賲乇 賲爻賱賻賾賲 亘賴 賰賯賵丕賳賷賳 丕賱噩丕匕亘賷丞. 賮乇噩丕賱 丕賱卮乇胤丞 賵丕賱賲丿毓賵賳 丕賱毓丕賲賵賳. 賵賲丨丕賲賵 丕賱丿賮丕毓 賵丕賱賯囟丕丞. 賷毓乇賮賵賳 兀賳賴賲 賷賰匕亘賵賳. 賴賲 賷賰匕亘賵賳 亘賵賯丕乇 亘乇丕丨丕鬲 兀賷丿賺 賲鬲毓乇賾賯丞 賵賳馗乇丕鬲 賲乇鬲亘賰丞. 兀賵 亘賳馗乇丞 鬲賱賲賷匕 亘乇賷亍 賮賷 睾丕賱亘 丕賱兀丨賷丕賳. 賵亘毓丿賲 鬲氐丿賷賯 爻丕禺胤 毓賳丿賲丕 鬲賴丕噩賻賲 爻匕丕噩鬲賴賲. 賴賲 賷賰匕亘賵賳 賱丨賲丕賷丞 兀賳賮爻賴賲. 賵賷賰匕亘賵賳 賱丨賲丕賷丞 兀氐丿賯丕卅賴賲. 賴賲 賷賰匕亘賵賳 賱賲噩乇丿 丕賱鬲爻賱賷丞 賱賷爻 廿賱丕. 兀賵 賱兀賳 匕賱賰 爻賱賵賰賴賲 丕賱賲毓鬲丕丿. 賴賲 賷賰匕亘賵賳 賮賷 卮兀賳 鬲賮丕氐賷賱 賰亘賷乇丞 賵氐睾賷乇丞. 賵賮賷 卮兀賳 賲賳 丕爻鬲賴賱 丕賱毓賲賱 丕賱賲禺丕賱賮 賱賱賯丕賳賵賳. 賵賲賳 賮賰乇 亘賴. 賵賲賳 賯丕賲 亘賴. 賵賲賳 卮毓乇 亘丕賱兀爻賮. 賵賱賰賳賴賲 賷賰匕亘賵賳. 賮丕賱賰匕亘 毓賱賶 乇噩丕賱 丕賱卮乇胤丞. 賵丕賱賰匕亘 毓賱賶 賴賷卅丞 丕賱賲丨賱賮賷賳 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賳馗乇 賮賷 賯囟賷賾鬲賰賲. 毓賯賷丿丞 丕賱賲鬲賴賻賲. 賵賴賲 賷賰匕亘賵賳 毓賱賶 囟丕亘胤 丕賱賲乇丕賯賻亘丞 廿匕丕 丕賯鬲賳毓賵丕 亘匕賱賰. 賵賷爻禺乇賵賳 賲賳 爻賱丕賲丞 賳賷賾鬲賰賲. 賮賴賳丕賰 兀賲乇 賲丕 賷鬲亘丿賾賱 毓賱賶 丕賱丿賵丕賲.賮賷 賵爻胤 賴匕賴 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱賲賱鬲亘爻丞 賷亘丿兀 丕賱亘胤賱 毓賲賱賷丞 丕賱亘丨孬 毓賳 丕賱賯丕鬲賱 賲乇丞 兀禺乇賶 賵 賱賰賳 賲賳 賲賯丕毓丿 丕賱賲鬲賴賲賷賳 賱丕 賲賯丕毓丿 丕賱賳賷丕亘丞 賵 賲丕 兀氐毓亘 丕賱賮乇賯. 賷卮賰 賮賷 賰賱 賲賳 丨賵賱賴 亘丿丕賷丞 賲賳 丕賱囟亘丕胤 賱賱賯丕囟賷 賱賲賲孬賱 丕賱丕丿毓丕亍 丕賱噩丿賷丿 賵 賷鬲氐賵乇 兀賳賴丕 賲丐丕賲乇丞 丨賷賰鬲 賱賴 賮賷 丕賱馗賱丕賲 賱兀睾乇丕囟 乇亘賲丕 鬲賰賵賳 爻賷丕爻賷丞.
芦兀賳鬲 鬲卮賰 亘兀禺賱丕賯 賱丕乇賷賳. 賷噩亘 兀賳 鬲爻丕賲丨賳賷 賷丕 乇丕爻鬲賷. 賱丨馗丕鬲 賲賳 丕賱賮賱爻賮丞 賮賯胤. 賵賱賰賳 賱賷爻 賰賱 爻賵亍 鬲氐乇賮 亘卮乇賷 賳鬲賷噩丞 毓賷賵亘 賮丕丿丨丞 賮賷 丕賱兀禺賱丕賯. 賮丕賱馗乇賵賮 鬲賱毓亘 丿賵乇賴丕 兀賷囟丕賸. 丕賱鬲噩乇亘丞. 廿匕丕 爻賲丨鬲賻 亘賰賱賲丞 賯丿賷賲丞 丕賱胤乇丕夭. 毓乇賮鬲購 賱丕乇賷賳 胤賵丕賱 賲賴賳鬲賷. 賵兀賯賵賱 賱賰 廿賳賴 毓丕賳賶 丕賱賰孬賷乇. 賱賯丿 鬲乇賰賴 胤賱丕賯賴 賮賷 丨丕賱丞 賲賳 丕賱賮賵囟賶. 賰丕賳 賷鬲賳丕賵賱 丕賱卮乇丕亘 賰孬賷乇丕賸. 賵賷賯丕賲乇. 賵丿禺賱 賴匕賴 丕賱毓賱丕賯丞 賲毓 丕賲乇兀丞 噩賲賷賱丞 賵賵氐賵賱賷丞. 賵丨購胤賲鬲 丨賷丕鬲賴 丕賱賲賴賳賷丞. 鬲禺賱賶 毓賳 毓丕丿鬲賴 毓賳丿賲丕 兀氐亘丨 賮賷 兀賵噩 卮賴乇鬲賴 賵丨氐賱 毓賱賶 賲賰丕賮丌鬲 賲丕賱賷丞. 兀賳丕 毓賱賶 孬賯丞 鬲丕賲丞 亘兀賳賴 兀乇丕丿 亘賴匕丕 丕賱鬲睾賷賷乇. 賵丕賱鬲毓賵賷囟 毓賳 丕賱丕賳賯賱丕亘丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 卮賴丿鬲賴丕 丨賷丕鬲賴 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞. 賵亘丿賱丕賸 賲賳 匕賱賰. 賵噩丿 賳賮爻賴 賲賯賷賻賾丿丕賸 亘毓賲賱 孬兀乇賷 賵爻賷丕爻賷 賮賷 賳胤丕賯 賯囟丕卅賷 賲購睾乇賽賯. 賵賮丕氐賱丕賸 賮賷 賲爻丕卅賱 睾賷乇 匕丕鬲 兀賴賲賷丞 賰亘賷乇丞. 賵賱丕 毓賱丕賯丞 賱賴丕 亘賲丕 丕噩鬲匕亘賴 廿賱賶 賰乇爻賷 丕賱賯囟丕亍 賲賳匕 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞. 賱丕乇賷賳 卮禺氐 匕賵 賲賯丿乇丞 毓賯賱賷丞 賰亘賷乇丞. 賵賱賰賳賴 賱賲 賷爻賲毓 胤賵丕賱 爻賳賵丕鬲 爻賵賶 毓賳 賲丨丕囟乇 丕賱鬲噩丕乇丞 睾賷乇 丕賱賯丕賳賵賳賷丞. 賵卮睾賻亘 丕賱賲卮丕乇亘. 賵丕賱兀賲賵乇 丕賱鬲賷 鬲丨氐賱 賮賷 丕賱睾丕亘丞貨 賵賴賷 賲爻丕卅賱 賲丨賷胤丞 亘丕賱賯囟丕亍 丕賱毓丕賲. 賵賰賱 鬲賱賰 丕賱賯囟丕賷丕 鬲賳鬲賴賷 亘丕賱胤乇賷賯丞 賳賮爻賴丕貨 亘廿禺賱丕亍 爻亘賷賱 丕賱賲鬲賾賴賻賲. 賱丕 卮賷亍 爻賵賶: 兀購賯賱賮鬲 丕賱賯囟賷丞. 賲乇丕賯賻亘丞 賯亘賱 丕賱賲丨丕賰賲丞. 賲乇丕賯賻亘丞 亘毓丿 丕賱賲丨丕賰賲丞. 賵賷毓賵丿 丕賱賲鬲賾賴賻賲 毓賱賶 賰賱 丨丕賱 廿賱賶 賲賳夭賱賴. 賵賰丕賳 賱丕乇賷賳 賮賷 賲丨賷胤賺 賷毓丕賳賷 賮爻丕丿丕賸 鬲丕賲丕賸 賴賵 賲賳 兀爻乇丕乇 丕賱賲丿賷賳丞 丕賱兀賰孬乇 禺胤賵乇丞. 乇噩丕賱 丕賱賰賮丕賱丕鬲. 乇噩丕賱 丕賱卮乇胤丞. 囟亘丕胤 丕賱賲乇丕賯賻亘丞. 丕賱賲丨丕賲賵賳. 賰丕賳 丕賱賮乇毓 丕賱卮賲丕賱賷 禺賱賷賾丞 賳丨賱 賲賳 丕賱氐賮賯丕鬲 丕賱賲丨馗賵乇丞. 賴賱 鬲毓鬲賯丿. 賷丕 乇丕爻鬲賷. 兀賳 賱丕乇賷賳 賱賷鬲賱 兀賵賱 賯丕囟賺 賮賷 丿丕乇 賯囟丕亍 丕賱賮乇毓 丕賱卮賲丕賱賷 賷賯毓 毓賱賶 賯丕乇毓丞 丕賱胤乇賷賯責禄.賮賷 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賱丕 賷賵噩丿 毓丕賯賱 賷鬲賵賯毓 賲賳 賲賳馗賵賲丞 丕賱毓丿丕賱丞 兀賳 鬲賰卮賮 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 爻賷賲丕 賵 丕賳 丕禺鬲賱賮賳丕 毓賱賶 賲毓賳賶 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 匕丕鬲賴. 賮丕賱毓丿丕賱丞 毓賲賷丕亍 賱賷爻 賮賯胤 毓賳 丕賱鬲丨賷夭丕鬲 賵 賱賰賳賴丕 毓賲賷丕亍 兀賷囟丕 毓賳 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 賵 賷爻賴賱 丕賱鬲賱丕毓亘 亘賴丕 賲賳 賰賱 丕賱兀胤乇丕賮.
賰丿鬲購 兀亘賱睾 丕賱兀乇亘毓賷賳 賲賳 毓賲乇賷. 賵賱賲 賷毓丿 亘丕爻鬲胤丕毓鬲賷 丕賱丕丿毓丕亍 亘兀賳賳賷 兀噩賴賱 丕賱毓丕賱賲. 兀賵 兀賳 賲毓馗賲 賲丕 乇兀賷鬲賴 賷購毓噩亘賳賷. 兀賳丕 丕亘賳 賵丕賱丿賷. 賴匕丕 賴賵 廿乇孬賷貨 鬲賱胤購賾禺 丕賱賳馗乇丞 丕賱賲爻鬲賯亘賱賷丞 丨賵賱 賵噩賵丿 賯爻賵丞 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞 兀賰孬乇 賲賲丕 賷爻鬲賵毓亘賴 丕賱毓賯賱丕亍. 賱丕 兀丿賾毓賷 兀賳賳賷 鬲毓乇囟鬲購 賱賲賯丿丕乇 賰亘賷乇 賲賳 丕賱賲毓丕賳丕丞. 賵賱賰賳 賲乇賾 毓賱賷賾 丕賱賰孬賷乇. 賱賯丿 乇兀賷鬲 乇賵丨 賵丕賱丿賷 丕賱毓乇噩丕亍 丕賱鬲賷 兀毓胤亘鬲賴丕 廿丨丿賶 兀賰亘乇 丕賱噩乇丕卅賲 賮賷 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺貨 乇兀賷鬲 丕賱毓匕丕亘 賵丕賱丨丕噩丞. 賵丕賱睾囟亘 丕賱毓卮賵丕卅賷 賵丕賱丕賳賮毓丕賱賷 丕賱匕賷 賷丐丿賷 廿賱賶 爻賵亍 鬲氐乇賮 賲鬲賳賵賾毓 賵乇賴賷亘 賮賷 卮賵丕乇毓賳丕. 賵賰賲丿賾毓 毓丕賲. 毓夭賲鬲購 毓賱賶 賲賰丕賮丨丞 賴匕賴 丕賱兀賲賵乇 賵廿毓賱丕賳 賳賮爻賷 毓丿賵賸賾丕 賱丿賵丿丕賸 賱兀賵賱卅賰 丕賱匕賷賳 賷乇鬲賰亘賵賳 賰賱 廿爻丕亍丞 亘丕賱賯賵丞 賵丕賱爻賱丕丨. 賵賱賰賳賳賷 毓噩夭鬲購 毓賳 匕賱賰. 亘丕賱胤亘毓. 賮賲賳 丕賱匕賷 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 乇丐賷丞 丕賱賲賯丿乇丞 丕賱爻賱亘賷丞 鬲賱賰 賵丕賱丕丨鬲賮丕馗 亘兀賷 卮毓賵乇 亘丕賱鬲賮丕丐賱責 賱賰丕賳 匕賱賰 兀爻賴賱 賱賵 賱賲 賷賰賳 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賲賱賷卅丕賸 亘爻賵亍 丕賱胤丕賱毓 丕賱毓乇賻囟賷. 睾賵賱丕賳 卮丕乇賮. 賵賴賵 兀丨丿 噩賷乇丕賳賷. 賱丿賷賴 丕亘賳 賵購賱丿 囟乇賷乇丕賸. 賵賲丕賰 賵夭賵噩賴丕 睾丕氐丕 賮賷 丕賱賳賴乇 賮賷 賱丨馗丞 賲乇丨 亘毓丿 兀賳 丕爻鬲丿丕乇丕 毓賳丿 廿丨丿賶 丕賱夭賵丕賷丕. 賵丨鬲賶 廿賳 賰丕賳 丕賱丨馗 - 賵丕賱丨馗 賮賯胤 - 賷噩賳賾亘賳丕 丕賱兀爻賵兀. 賮廿賳 丕賱丨賷丕丞 鬲購賳賴賰 丕賱毓丿賷丿賷賳 賲賳丕. 賮丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱乇噩丕賱 丕賱氐睾丕乇 賮賷 丕賱爻賳賾 賲賳 匕賵賷 丕賱賰賮丕亍丕鬲 鬲賮鬲乇 賴賲賲賴賲 賵賷鬲賯亘賾賱賵賳 丕賱賵丕賯毓 丕賱賲乇賷乇. 賵丕賱賳爻丕亍 丕賱氐睾賷乇丕鬲 賮賷 丕賱爻賳賾 丕賱賳卮賷胤丕鬲 賷丨賲賽賱賳賻 兀胤賮丕賱丕賸. 賵賷氐亘丨賳 兀賰孬乇 爻賲賳丞 毓賳丿 丕賱賵乇賰賷賳. 賵賷鬲賯賱賾氐賳賻 丌賲賱丕鬲賺 賮賷 兀孬賳丕亍 丿賳賵賾賴賳賾 賲賳 賲賳鬲氐賮 丕賱毓賲乇. 賱賯丿 亘丿鬲 賱賷 賰賱 丨賷丕丞 丌賳匕丕賰. 賵毓賱賶 睾乇丕乇 賰賱 賳購丿賮丞 孬賱噩. 賮乇賷丿丞 亘兀卮賰丕賱 亘丐爻賴丕 賵亘賳丿乇丞 賵丕毓鬲丿丕賱 賲購鬲賻毓賴丕. 賵鬲賳胤賮卅 丕賱兀囟賵丕亍. 賵鬲爻賵丿 丕賱毓鬲賲丞. 賵賱丕 賷賲賰賳 賱賱乇賵丨 兀賳 鬲鬲丨賲賱 賴匕丕 丕賱賯丿賿乇 賲賳 丕賱馗賱丕賲. 賱賯丿 賲丿丿鬲購 賷丿賷 廿賱賶 賰丕乇賵賱賷賳 亘鬲兀賳賺賾 賵毓賳 賯氐丿. 賱丕 賷賲賰賳賳賷 丕賱丕丿毓丕亍 亘兀賳 丕賱兀賲乇 賰丕賳 賲噩乇丿 丨丕丿孬丞 兀賵 丕賰鬲卮丕賮 兀卮賷丕亍 噩賲賷賱丞 賲氐丕丿賻賮丞賸. 賱賯丿 丨丿孬 賲丕 兀乇丿鬲購 兀賳 賷丨丿孬. 賱賯丿 丨丿孬 賲丕 兀乇丿鬲 丕賱賯賷丕賲 亘賴. 賱賯丿 賲丿丿鬲購 賷丿賷 廿賱賶 賰丕乇賵賱賷賳.
July 20, 2020
Now i get what all the praise is about! If anything i enjoyed it more than i had hoped, even after reading its accolades. I mean what else can i say?! It deserves all it got! & imo it's still in a league of its own, so many years (& great legal thrillers) later. But i do really want to recommend the audiobook. The narrator was exceptional!! You could feel the tension. It's a long 1 (about 16 hours) but i genuinely wasn't bored for a second. I felt like i could close my eyes & be IN that courtroom! So good. So smart. If anything, I'm actually in mourning now that its over. I know i can't possibly expect the entire series to be this extraordinary but I'm still super excited that there's more.
June 23, 2021
鈥溬呚� 丕賱兀賰孬乇 氐毓賵亘丞責 賲毓乇賮丞 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 兀賵 丕賱毓孬賵乇 毓賱賷賴丕貙 兀賵 丕賱亘賵丨 亘賴丕 兀賵 鬲氐丿賷賯賴丕責鈥�.
爻賰賵鬲 鬲賵乇賵.
爻賰賵鬲 鬲賵乇賵.
July 22, 2016
I had this weird dream last night. I was at the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, and... here, let me give you my reconstruction...
HILLARY CLINTON: [on podium, in front of huge crowd] And now, our prosecutor is going to read out a list of indictments against my opponent, Donald Trump. I want you all to say whether you think he's innocent or... GUILTY!
PROSECUTOR: Thank you Hillary. Let's get started. Indictment one: sexual assault. Jill Harth recently accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her in 1997. Do you think he's innocent or guilty?
MAN IN CROWD: Some parts of her story ring true, but she's changed it a lot of times.
WOMAN IN CROWD: Yeah, it's hard to know what's going on.
SECOND MAN IN CROWD: And it's all hearsay.
PROSECUTOR: So, what do we think?
CROWD: Presumed innocent!
PROSECUTOR: I can't hear you.
CROWD: PRESUMED INNOCENT!!
PROSECUTOR: Thank you, that's a great answer! And now, indictment two: rape. Katie Johnson, in another recent deposition, claimed that "she was subject to extreme sexual and physical abuse by Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey E. Epstein, including forcible rape during a four month time span, when she was still only a minor of age 13." What do we think? Innocent or guilty?
MAN IN CROWD: This is hearsay too!
WOMAN IN CROWD: But she does have a witness, "Tiffany Doe".
SECOND MAN IN CROWD: It could be politically motivated though. Hard to tell. All the same, she should have her day in court.
PROSECUTOR: So, what do we think?
CROWD: Presumed innocent!
PROSECUTOR: I can't hear you.
CROWD: PRESUMED INNOCENT!!
PROSECUTOR: You're all such terrific guys! So, indictment three: fraud and racketeering. Donald Trump's "Trump University" is the subject of several lawsuits, including two class action suits filed in California and one filed in New York by then-attorney general Eric Schneiderman. The many petitioners claim that they were swindled out of sums of up to $60,000 dollars in exchange for courses that were essentially worthless. What do we think? Innocent or guilty?
MAN IN CROWD: You gotta admit there's a lot of evidence.
WOMAN IN CROWD: I read the playbook when the judge ruled that it could be released. Disgusting.
SECOND MAN IN CROWD: But let's not get ahead of ourselves. I need to hear the other side before I make up my mind. And hey, caveat emptor.
PROSECUTOR: So, what do we want?
CROWD: Due process!
PROSECUTOR: I can't hear you.
CROWD: DUE PROCESS!
PROSECUTOR: I still can't hear you.
CROWD: DUE PROCESS!!!
[A chant starts up]
One, two, three, four
We must all respect the law!
Six, seven, eight, nine
Stay the right side of the line!
HILLARY CLINTON: Thank you, thank you, thank you! See, that's the America I'm fighting for. A country where the rule of law is paramount, where due process is respected, and where everyone is presumed innocent until they're proven guilty. Even Donald Trump.
HILLARY CLINTON: [on podium, in front of huge crowd] And now, our prosecutor is going to read out a list of indictments against my opponent, Donald Trump. I want you all to say whether you think he's innocent or... GUILTY!
PROSECUTOR: Thank you Hillary. Let's get started. Indictment one: sexual assault. Jill Harth recently accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her in 1997. Do you think he's innocent or guilty?
MAN IN CROWD: Some parts of her story ring true, but she's changed it a lot of times.
WOMAN IN CROWD: Yeah, it's hard to know what's going on.
SECOND MAN IN CROWD: And it's all hearsay.
PROSECUTOR: So, what do we think?
CROWD: Presumed innocent!
PROSECUTOR: I can't hear you.
CROWD: PRESUMED INNOCENT!!
PROSECUTOR: Thank you, that's a great answer! And now, indictment two: rape. Katie Johnson, in another recent deposition, claimed that "she was subject to extreme sexual and physical abuse by Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey E. Epstein, including forcible rape during a four month time span, when she was still only a minor of age 13." What do we think? Innocent or guilty?
MAN IN CROWD: This is hearsay too!
WOMAN IN CROWD: But she does have a witness, "Tiffany Doe".
SECOND MAN IN CROWD: It could be politically motivated though. Hard to tell. All the same, she should have her day in court.
PROSECUTOR: So, what do we think?
CROWD: Presumed innocent!
PROSECUTOR: I can't hear you.
CROWD: PRESUMED INNOCENT!!
PROSECUTOR: You're all such terrific guys! So, indictment three: fraud and racketeering. Donald Trump's "Trump University" is the subject of several lawsuits, including two class action suits filed in California and one filed in New York by then-attorney general Eric Schneiderman. The many petitioners claim that they were swindled out of sums of up to $60,000 dollars in exchange for courses that were essentially worthless. What do we think? Innocent or guilty?
MAN IN CROWD: You gotta admit there's a lot of evidence.
WOMAN IN CROWD: I read the playbook when the judge ruled that it could be released. Disgusting.
SECOND MAN IN CROWD: But let's not get ahead of ourselves. I need to hear the other side before I make up my mind. And hey, caveat emptor.
PROSECUTOR: So, what do we want?
CROWD: Due process!
PROSECUTOR: I can't hear you.
CROWD: DUE PROCESS!
PROSECUTOR: I still can't hear you.
CROWD: DUE PROCESS!!!
[A chant starts up]
One, two, three, four
We must all respect the law!
Six, seven, eight, nine
Stay the right side of the line!
HILLARY CLINTON: Thank you, thank you, thank you! See, that's the America I'm fighting for. A country where the rule of law is paramount, where due process is respected, and where everyone is presumed innocent until they're proven guilty. Even Donald Trump.
February 24, 2024
Psychological thriller or legal thriller? You be the judge
While PRESUMED INNOCENT might be most commonly categorized as a legal thriller, one could definitely make a case for calling it a psychological thriller. In much the same fashion as the appeal of Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch canon starts with the noir angst-ridden psychological under-pinnings of his main characters, Scott Turow narrates much of his story via the thoughts of Rusty Sabich, the former deputy prosecutor of the Kindle County DA's office.
The basic plot premise is exciting! Raymond Horgan, Sabich's boss and incumbent in the Kindle County prosecutor's position is squared off against Nico Della Guardia in the upcoming election. When Carolyn Polhemus, one of Sabich's colleagues in the office is found murdered, Horgan assigns the job to Sabich. But when Horgan loses the election, Della Guardia discovers that Sabich and Polhemus once had an affair. The magnifying glass of the investigation is focused onto Sabich and he is horrified to discover that he is now the sole suspect for the murder.
We feel like Sabich isn't the murder. Indeed, we very much want to belive that Sabich isn't the murder. But the beauty of the suspense in this novel is that we are never sure about the culprit and the true motives for the murder until the final few pages.
Lots of superb legal drama with lots of colour and detail presented from both sides of a number of different fences - prosecution vs defense; police and investigation vs judiciary; victim vs villain; and husband vs wife, to name only a few.
If you're looking for action in this one, you're bound to be disappointed. This is a thinking man's thriller, a cerebral novel that is plot and character driven. As another reviewer once noted, it's a shame that very little that Scott Turow has written since has measured up to the very high bar that he set for himself with this debut novel.
Highly recommended.
Paul Weiss
While PRESUMED INNOCENT might be most commonly categorized as a legal thriller, one could definitely make a case for calling it a psychological thriller. In much the same fashion as the appeal of Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch canon starts with the noir angst-ridden psychological under-pinnings of his main characters, Scott Turow narrates much of his story via the thoughts of Rusty Sabich, the former deputy prosecutor of the Kindle County DA's office.
The basic plot premise is exciting! Raymond Horgan, Sabich's boss and incumbent in the Kindle County prosecutor's position is squared off against Nico Della Guardia in the upcoming election. When Carolyn Polhemus, one of Sabich's colleagues in the office is found murdered, Horgan assigns the job to Sabich. But when Horgan loses the election, Della Guardia discovers that Sabich and Polhemus once had an affair. The magnifying glass of the investigation is focused onto Sabich and he is horrified to discover that he is now the sole suspect for the murder.
We feel like Sabich isn't the murder. Indeed, we very much want to belive that Sabich isn't the murder. But the beauty of the suspense in this novel is that we are never sure about the culprit and the true motives for the murder until the final few pages.
Lots of superb legal drama with lots of colour and detail presented from both sides of a number of different fences - prosecution vs defense; police and investigation vs judiciary; victim vs villain; and husband vs wife, to name only a few.
If you're looking for action in this one, you're bound to be disappointed. This is a thinking man's thriller, a cerebral novel that is plot and character driven. As another reviewer once noted, it's a shame that very little that Scott Turow has written since has measured up to the very high bar that he set for himself with this debut novel.
Highly recommended.
Paul Weiss
March 11, 2019
First of all, I was more than surprised to find out that Turow came before Grisham. This book was published in 1987 while Grisham's first novel, came out a year later, and actually encouraged Grisham to embark on a writing career.
Presumed Innocent is a well crafted blend of mystery and legal thriller. The plot has many twists and turns and the reader is empathizing with Rusty Sabich all the way. It has great court room scenes, sharp dialogue, and good character development, filled with all the saucy human emotions and foibles that fiction readers savor - forbidden passion, betrayal, corruption, nasty local politics, and bitter jealousy.
Despite continuing on in his writing, this debut novel probably remains as Turow's best.
Presumed Innocent is a well crafted blend of mystery and legal thriller. The plot has many twists and turns and the reader is empathizing with Rusty Sabich all the way. It has great court room scenes, sharp dialogue, and good character development, filled with all the saucy human emotions and foibles that fiction readers savor - forbidden passion, betrayal, corruption, nasty local politics, and bitter jealousy.
Despite continuing on in his writing, this debut novel probably remains as Turow's best.
January 15, 2025
The hubster and I recently binged the Apple TV series, so I had to see how the book compares. I MUCH more preferred the series and didn't care for the book all that much. Perhaps because the book was published in the 80's, so things just seem outdated now. And it was sooooo long.
The narrator was fine, but he doesn鈥檛 sound like Jake Gyllenhaal 馃ぃ馃ぃ
Book vs show observations:
~ wasn't Raymond his attorney in the show? Who is Sandy?
~ Carolyn's kids hair color differs
~ different ending
The narrator was fine, but he doesn鈥檛 sound like Jake Gyllenhaal 馃ぃ馃ぃ
Book vs show observations:
~ wasn't Raymond his attorney in the show? Who is Sandy?
~ Carolyn's kids hair color differs
~ different ending
January 3, 2021
It has been years since I read a Scott Turow book. Now, I remember why he was one of my favorite authors.
The book is well written. The characters are interesting and the plot twists and turns in unexpected ways. The ending would be a surprise to many. The courtroom action kept me on the edge of my seat. I highly recommend this book.
I read this as an audiobook downloaded from Audible. The book is fifteen hours and thirty-four minutes. Edward Herrmann does an excellent job narrating the book. Herrmann (1943-2014) was a well-known narrator of the history channel and audiobooks. He was an actor and famous for his portrayal of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The book is well written. The characters are interesting and the plot twists and turns in unexpected ways. The ending would be a surprise to many. The courtroom action kept me on the edge of my seat. I highly recommend this book.
I read this as an audiobook downloaded from Audible. The book is fifteen hours and thirty-four minutes. Edward Herrmann does an excellent job narrating the book. Herrmann (1943-2014) was a well-known narrator of the history channel and audiobooks. He was an actor and famous for his portrayal of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
August 23, 2020
Presumed Innocent is the quintessential bestseller, the prose is polished without having any personality or punch. The mystery is interesting without outright flaws but it falls apart the more you think about it. The less you have read of the genre, the more you will enjoy it. Rusty Sabich, deputy DA is investigating the death of a female colleague while a heated DA election rages on. Politics and forensics doom him as the major suspect and he had an affair with the deceased so he is soon on trial for murder.
The pivotal trial scenes are the best part of the book. Turow draws from his experience as a lawyer and makes them appear authentic without sacrificing any thrills. Subtleties and undercurrents are as important as direct testimony. The anecdotes about the criminal justice system are juicy and entertaining. But the prose is dull explaining why Turow's first hit and biggest hit remains the same at the end of his career. It reminded me of Michael Connelly, characters and prose are dour but both of them have an encyclopedic knowledge about the procedural aspects of their works making them stand out among other authors with mediocre prose.
I recently read another famous 80s crime book - The Black Dahlia, it also had an extended prologue but it was devoid of pacing issues. This however drags a lot till Rusty is accused. A lot should have been edited out chief among them Rusty's conversation with his psychiatrist. The shrink does not really talk, the chapters are stream of consciousness style ramblings. The smoking gun in the case is a clerical error, that is slightly iffy plotting. The ending still lands a few well concealed twists.
Characterization is inconsistent. Turow tries very hard to not call the victim an outright slut but merely insinuates it throughout the book. I found this forced political correctness pretty funny, it was basically a form of you know I am not a racist but if my wallet is stolen I invariably blame the non-white guy in the crowd. The kicker being the black guy stole it or in this case she slept around for career advancement. I admit my sense of humor is of the gallows variety. Rusty also gets inexplicably sanctimonious at the end, brought about by the belief most readers hate moral complexity in their protagonists. It makes little sense within the narrative but no one went broke underestimating audience's intelligence.
Structural problems are also present. It is later revealed Rusty knew from the start who killed who. We are in his head for 450 pages, he describes furniture in excruciating detail but never lets it on who was the killer till the very end. Again Rusty's lawyer- Sandy Stern, one of the better characters in the book, keeps Rusty vague about the defense strategy. I could not stomach the fact that a lawyer on trial for murder would not be more hands on with his own legal team. Both these issues exist because Turow wants to spring the surprises when he is good and ready. The twists are good so the story works, the storytelling however is contrived.
Presumed Innocent is a book of two halves, the halves are not exactly equal. The last one third is inspired combining different threads for a wonderful resolution. The first two-thirds are derivative and desultory and has its fair share of pacing problems. A good ending means my overall impression of the book is better than the review suggests but I can't exactly excuse its pacing issues, so 3.5 gets reduced for GR. Rating - 3/5.
The pivotal trial scenes are the best part of the book. Turow draws from his experience as a lawyer and makes them appear authentic without sacrificing any thrills. Subtleties and undercurrents are as important as direct testimony. The anecdotes about the criminal justice system are juicy and entertaining. But the prose is dull explaining why Turow's first hit and biggest hit remains the same at the end of his career. It reminded me of Michael Connelly, characters and prose are dour but both of them have an encyclopedic knowledge about the procedural aspects of their works making them stand out among other authors with mediocre prose.
I recently read another famous 80s crime book - The Black Dahlia, it also had an extended prologue but it was devoid of pacing issues. This however drags a lot till Rusty is accused. A lot should have been edited out chief among them Rusty's conversation with his psychiatrist. The shrink does not really talk, the chapters are stream of consciousness style ramblings. The smoking gun in the case is a clerical error, that is slightly iffy plotting. The ending still lands a few well concealed twists.
Characterization is inconsistent. Turow tries very hard to not call the victim an outright slut but merely insinuates it throughout the book. I found this forced political correctness pretty funny, it was basically a form of you know I am not a racist but if my wallet is stolen I invariably blame the non-white guy in the crowd. The kicker being the black guy stole it or in this case she slept around for career advancement. I admit my sense of humor is of the gallows variety. Rusty also gets inexplicably sanctimonious at the end, brought about by the belief most readers hate moral complexity in their protagonists. It makes little sense within the narrative but no one went broke underestimating audience's intelligence.
Structural problems are also present. It is later revealed Rusty knew from the start who killed who. We are in his head for 450 pages, he describes furniture in excruciating detail but never lets it on who was the killer till the very end. Again Rusty's lawyer- Sandy Stern, one of the better characters in the book, keeps Rusty vague about the defense strategy. I could not stomach the fact that a lawyer on trial for murder would not be more hands on with his own legal team. Both these issues exist because Turow wants to spring the surprises when he is good and ready. The twists are good so the story works, the storytelling however is contrived.
Presumed Innocent is a book of two halves, the halves are not exactly equal. The last one third is inspired combining different threads for a wonderful resolution. The first two-thirds are derivative and desultory and has its fair share of pacing problems. A good ending means my overall impression of the book is better than the review suggests but I can't exactly excuse its pacing issues, so 3.5 gets reduced for GR. Rating - 3/5.
September 11, 2013
7/10
An enjoyable legal thriller that really hits it stride in the courtroom and less so in the bits outside of the courtroom. I thought it was an interesting, and quite novel, idea to set the first pages after the murder has occurred and then fill in the blanks as you go along. A lot of back story was needed to get the reader up to speed and this is when things were a little slow and sometimes less interesting with the political campaign less absorbing but we know what is just around the corner.
When the story gets into the courtroom the book was hard to put down. The dialogue flowed with ease and there were many times when you were keen to just read that next chapter to find out what was going to happen instead of going to sleep.
Whilst the solution to the murder and side plots weren't all that great in the end it had some of the best courtroom interrogations I've read in a long time.
If only the whole story was as tight as those scenes this would have been much higher rated overall. Worth a read if this is a genre you're interested in.
If you enjoy this try: "The Lincoln Lawyer" by Michael Connelly
An enjoyable legal thriller that really hits it stride in the courtroom and less so in the bits outside of the courtroom. I thought it was an interesting, and quite novel, idea to set the first pages after the murder has occurred and then fill in the blanks as you go along. A lot of back story was needed to get the reader up to speed and this is when things were a little slow and sometimes less interesting with the political campaign less absorbing but we know what is just around the corner.
When the story gets into the courtroom the book was hard to put down. The dialogue flowed with ease and there were many times when you were keen to just read that next chapter to find out what was going to happen instead of going to sleep.
Whilst the solution to the murder and side plots weren't all that great in the end it had some of the best courtroom interrogations I've read in a long time.
If only the whole story was as tight as those scenes this would have been much higher rated overall. Worth a read if this is a genre you're interested in.
If you enjoy this try: "The Lincoln Lawyer" by Michael Connelly
March 18, 2025
鈥淧resumed Innocent鈥� (book 1 of Kindle County series), by Scott Turow - originally published in 1987
3.75 stars 猸愶笍猸愶笍猸愶笍鉁�
I picked this book because I was very impressed with the adaptation for the TV, starring Jake Gyllenhaal. The teleplay was written by David E. Kelley, Miki Johnson and Sharr White, but Scott Turow also took part in the teleplay. I honestly think that the adaptation was better and more interesting than the original book, especially the conclusion.
The book was very well written, but the narrative was very slow. The book could have been a lot shorter, by at least 125 pages, in my opinion.
But the author did a great job building the main character around the concept of the storyline.
The characters鈥� behaviour and prejudice reflects the time the story was written, not the author鈥檚 personality.
The courtroom scenes were excellent and left me wanting more.
I just thought that this could have been more exciting. It was not a story that grabbed me immediately or made me want to read it in one sitting. It wasn鈥檛 that thrilling. But I blame on the narrative.
I鈥檓 looking forward to reading the next two books in this series.
e-book (Kobo): 511 pages (default), 158k words, 40 chapters
3.75 stars 猸愶笍猸愶笍猸愶笍鉁�
I picked this book because I was very impressed with the adaptation for the TV, starring Jake Gyllenhaal. The teleplay was written by David E. Kelley, Miki Johnson and Sharr White, but Scott Turow also took part in the teleplay. I honestly think that the adaptation was better and more interesting than the original book, especially the conclusion.
The book was very well written, but the narrative was very slow. The book could have been a lot shorter, by at least 125 pages, in my opinion.
But the author did a great job building the main character around the concept of the storyline.
The characters鈥� behaviour and prejudice reflects the time the story was written, not the author鈥檚 personality.
The courtroom scenes were excellent and left me wanting more.
I just thought that this could have been more exciting. It was not a story that grabbed me immediately or made me want to read it in one sitting. It wasn鈥檛 that thrilling. But I blame on the narrative.
I鈥檓 looking forward to reading the next two books in this series.
e-book (Kobo): 511 pages (default), 158k words, 40 chapters
May 17, 2019
I met Scott Turow when he came to visit my college to promote "Presumed Innocent", which I thought was a great book at the time. I haven't read it in almost 20 years (Christ, has it been that long since I was in college?), but I remember some of the details in his writing that made him stand out from all the other best-selling thriller writers out there, most notably John Grisham. Both of them were inevitably compared to each other because of their courtroom settings and knowledge of the legal profession, but Turow was generally trying to do something different than Grisham. It's Turow's details (his naturalistic dialogue, his attempts to flesh out minor characters, his reflections into the darkness of the human condition) that I appreciated more from a writer's perspective and that I probably recall better than the actual plot, which was, if I recall correctly, a seemingly run-of-the-mill whodunnit.
March 14, 2017
What a mess. It was unnecessarily racist, and unjustifiably long.
I opened this book expecting to be gripped, suprised, and excited. Instead, I was disppointed.
It was a far too long blow-by-blow account of unimportant details. I guess who the killer was halfway through the book, and it somehow managed to further disappoint me, in the process of revealing the killer to me at the end.
I'm not even sure whether or not I should go into the mess of a sub-plot. Becuase the killer is, suprise surpise, his wife, and because he wanted to avoid having to end with her confessing her crime to the courtroom, Turow decided to end the trial abruplty, through the use of that infamous 'B-file'. Judge Larren was once involved in bribery, and through fear of all of his dirt being brought to light in the courtroom, he dismisses the trial, and sets dusty free. No one cared in the slighest. Practically every one knew, but not one single character cared. Why, then should I have cared? I didn't. It was sloppy tactic. It's as if Scott Turow sat at his desk scratching away with his pencil in a 'got to have a twist, got to have a twist' frenzy, and was prepared to jot down ANYTHING, to deliver that god damned twist.
I can't remember being gripped by the story, once, and the highest point, was the second to last trial.
I gave it two stars instead of one, because although a drag it's written well (linguistically), and the facts pumped behind all of the law, and forensics, were interesting (if you like that sort of thing).
All in all, it was nothing out of the ordinary, and am quite miffed that the reviews on the back claimed that this book would take over my life for a while. Maybe I should be blaming them.
I opened this book expecting to be gripped, suprised, and excited. Instead, I was disppointed.
It was a far too long blow-by-blow account of unimportant details. I guess who the killer was halfway through the book, and it somehow managed to further disappoint me, in the process of revealing the killer to me at the end.
I'm not even sure whether or not I should go into the mess of a sub-plot. Becuase the killer is, suprise surpise, his wife, and because he wanted to avoid having to end with her confessing her crime to the courtroom, Turow decided to end the trial abruplty, through the use of that infamous 'B-file'. Judge Larren was once involved in bribery, and through fear of all of his dirt being brought to light in the courtroom, he dismisses the trial, and sets dusty free. No one cared in the slighest. Practically every one knew, but not one single character cared. Why, then should I have cared? I didn't. It was sloppy tactic. It's as if Scott Turow sat at his desk scratching away with his pencil in a 'got to have a twist, got to have a twist' frenzy, and was prepared to jot down ANYTHING, to deliver that god damned twist.
I can't remember being gripped by the story, once, and the highest point, was the second to last trial.
I gave it two stars instead of one, because although a drag it's written well (linguistically), and the facts pumped behind all of the law, and forensics, were interesting (if you like that sort of thing).
All in all, it was nothing out of the ordinary, and am quite miffed that the reviews on the back claimed that this book would take over my life for a while. Maybe I should be blaming them.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 5, 2018
E libro es fant谩stico, con un final maravillosamente hilado y para mi totalmente inesperado. 驴Y qu茅 decir de la pel铆cula con Harrison Ford?
July 6, 2016
I'm surprised I didn't like this. The reader was pretty good, but I just didn't like the way the author wrote. There was too much back story dumping irrelevant data that detracted from the main story. I might have stuck with it longer, except I didn't like the main character enough.
October 17, 2023
This is legit just Twilight for old white guys.
It wastes no time spouting off casual racism, sexism, and homophobia as it plods through its slipshod plot, both through its main character and the side pieces that surround him. Whatever, I thought as I read, I guess the main character is supposed to be an asshole? Surely it's gotta serve the story somehow... Nah. Rusty is simply a racist, sexist homophobe, both in his speech and in his mental machinations, and you're gonna love him just the way he is. When it becomes clear that the author actually expects you to sympathize with this motherfucker, you roll your eyes hard enough to propel you down a journey through history as you ruminate on all the poor souls a system stuffed with these crap biscuits has let down. I was half expecting Rusty to sheepishly protest he can't be racist at some point because he has black friends, but no one ever takes him or anyone else to the burner for their comfortably held biases, and he would've been capping anyhow because he doesn't even have any black friends.
And look, I understand this may have been the way people in law enforcement and other governmental positions actually spoke back then. But Scott Turow works it in so nonchalantly only to do nothing but reinforce it through the story he tells; I have to raise up my leg and mark him as being a part of the reason why elderly, conservative white folks consider this way of thinking to be okay. The plot centers itself upon the murder of a woman that Turow uses a very creative vocabulary to politely call a slut, and how a black man he uses a cascade of coded language to call the n-word took part in a scheme that our oh so sanctimonious hero finds himself apparently victimized by. Never mind that this woman navigated her way through a boy's club to her position as a prosecuting attorney. So what if the black man overcame a deck stacked against him to become a judge? No, these two are bad to the bone due to reasons owed to what they are rather than who they are: a slut and a n.
The fact that all of this turns out to be a subplot that distracts from the truth of the book's mystery without ever confronting the bias that makes the distraction possible stinks of a writer who holds those biases himself. I could talk about the confoundingly uneven characterizations, the weakness of all the parts that take place outside the trial, and the toked up drama of a pretty unrealistic case, but I just can't get past the fact that Scott Turow writes like a trash human-being. If you're interested in the legal thriller genre, I strongly recommend Defending Jacob by William Landay instead. Landay perfected the formula and did it without discriminating against anyone.
It wastes no time spouting off casual racism, sexism, and homophobia as it plods through its slipshod plot, both through its main character and the side pieces that surround him. Whatever, I thought as I read, I guess the main character is supposed to be an asshole? Surely it's gotta serve the story somehow... Nah. Rusty is simply a racist, sexist homophobe, both in his speech and in his mental machinations, and you're gonna love him just the way he is. When it becomes clear that the author actually expects you to sympathize with this motherfucker, you roll your eyes hard enough to propel you down a journey through history as you ruminate on all the poor souls a system stuffed with these crap biscuits has let down. I was half expecting Rusty to sheepishly protest he can't be racist at some point because he has black friends, but no one ever takes him or anyone else to the burner for their comfortably held biases, and he would've been capping anyhow because he doesn't even have any black friends.
And look, I understand this may have been the way people in law enforcement and other governmental positions actually spoke back then. But Scott Turow works it in so nonchalantly only to do nothing but reinforce it through the story he tells; I have to raise up my leg and mark him as being a part of the reason why elderly, conservative white folks consider this way of thinking to be okay. The plot centers itself upon the murder of a woman that Turow uses a very creative vocabulary to politely call a slut, and how a black man he uses a cascade of coded language to call the n-word took part in a scheme that our oh so sanctimonious hero finds himself apparently victimized by. Never mind that this woman navigated her way through a boy's club to her position as a prosecuting attorney. So what if the black man overcame a deck stacked against him to become a judge? No, these two are bad to the bone due to reasons owed to what they are rather than who they are: a slut and a n.
The fact that all of this turns out to be a subplot that distracts from the truth of the book's mystery without ever confronting the bias that makes the distraction possible stinks of a writer who holds those biases himself. I could talk about the confoundingly uneven characterizations, the weakness of all the parts that take place outside the trial, and the toked up drama of a pretty unrealistic case, but I just can't get past the fact that Scott Turow writes like a trash human-being. If you're interested in the legal thriller genre, I strongly recommend Defending Jacob by William Landay instead. Landay perfected the formula and did it without discriminating against anyone.
August 17, 2024
Story 4.25 stars**
Audio 3.75 stars**
Narrator Edward Herrmann
Audio 3.75 stars**
Narrator Edward Herrmann
April 5, 2018
丕賱亘乇賷亍 丕賱賲賮鬲乇囟
乇賵丕賷丞 廿孬丕乇丞 賯丕賳賵賳賷丞 賲賲鬲丕夭丞貙 丨氐賱鬲 毓賱賶 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱孬丕賳賷 賲賳賴丕 賵丕賱匕賷 氐丿乇 亘毓丿 爻賳賵丕鬲 胤賵賷賱丞 亘毓賳賵丕賳 (丕賱亘乇賷亍) 賲賳 賲毓乇囟 丕賱乇賷丕囟 丕賱賮丕卅鬲貙 噩乇賷賲丞 賯鬲賱 亘卮毓丞 鬲匕賴亘 囟丨賷鬲賴丕 賲丨丕賲賷丞 噩賲賷賱丞 賵賷鬲賴賲 亘丕賱噩乇賷賲丞 夭賲賷賱賴丕 賵丨亘賷亘賴丕 丕賱爻丕亘賯貙 賷囟毓賳丕 爻賰賵鬲 鬲賵乇賵 毓賱賶 丨丕賮丞 丕賱鬲乇賯亘貙 賲丕 丕賱匕賷 丨丿孬責 賴賱 丕乇鬲賰亘 乇爻鬲賷 爻丕亘賷鬲卮 丕賱噩乇賷賲丞 賮毓賱丕賸責 兀賲 賴賵 亘乇賷亍 賵賴賳丕賰 賲丐丕賲乇丞 囟丿賴貙 丕爻鬲胤丕毓 鬲賵乇賵 廿亘賯丕卅賷 賮賷 丕賱馗賱丕賲 丨鬲賶 丕賱氐賮丨丞 丕賱兀禺賷乇丞.
乇賵丕賷丞 廿孬丕乇丞 賯丕賳賵賳賷丞 賲賲鬲丕夭丞貙 丨氐賱鬲 毓賱賶 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱孬丕賳賷 賲賳賴丕 賵丕賱匕賷 氐丿乇 亘毓丿 爻賳賵丕鬲 胤賵賷賱丞 亘毓賳賵丕賳 (丕賱亘乇賷亍) 賲賳 賲毓乇囟 丕賱乇賷丕囟 丕賱賮丕卅鬲貙 噩乇賷賲丞 賯鬲賱 亘卮毓丞 鬲匕賴亘 囟丨賷鬲賴丕 賲丨丕賲賷丞 噩賲賷賱丞 賵賷鬲賴賲 亘丕賱噩乇賷賲丞 夭賲賷賱賴丕 賵丨亘賷亘賴丕 丕賱爻丕亘賯貙 賷囟毓賳丕 爻賰賵鬲 鬲賵乇賵 毓賱賶 丨丕賮丞 丕賱鬲乇賯亘貙 賲丕 丕賱匕賷 丨丿孬責 賴賱 丕乇鬲賰亘 乇爻鬲賷 爻丕亘賷鬲卮 丕賱噩乇賷賲丞 賮毓賱丕賸責 兀賲 賴賵 亘乇賷亍 賵賴賳丕賰 賲丐丕賲乇丞 囟丿賴貙 丕爻鬲胤丕毓 鬲賵乇賵 廿亘賯丕卅賷 賮賷 丕賱馗賱丕賲 丨鬲賶 丕賱氐賮丨丞 丕賱兀禺賷乇丞.
August 4, 2019
Book 1 of the Kindle County series.
For the most part this was a well constructed courtroom thriller. I say 鈥渇or the most part鈥� for there were aspects of the book that I had some problems with. Much of the dialogue was written in the local vernacular, which is all well and fine if the reader is conversant with the local vernacular but if not it was a bit like reading a foreign language at times.
But apart from that, as I said earlier, it鈥檚 a clever, well constructed courtroom thriller.
The premise of the story is based on that old truism, from a male point of view, that is 鈥渉ell hath no fury like a woman scorned鈥�. You better believe it!
Rusty Sabich is Kindle County鈥檚 deputy Public Prosecutor and he has been having a torrid affair with one of his female colleagues. When the colleague turns up murdered and some circumstantial evidence seems to point at Rusty the new Chief Prosecutor has Rusty charge with the murder.
The ensuing trial I found riveting. Watching the defence team at work was quite something. The use of verbal language, body language and the addition of some theatrics all this put together makes for a highly entertaining read.
3.5 stars rounded up to 4.
For the most part this was a well constructed courtroom thriller. I say 鈥渇or the most part鈥� for there were aspects of the book that I had some problems with. Much of the dialogue was written in the local vernacular, which is all well and fine if the reader is conversant with the local vernacular but if not it was a bit like reading a foreign language at times.
But apart from that, as I said earlier, it鈥檚 a clever, well constructed courtroom thriller.
The premise of the story is based on that old truism, from a male point of view, that is 鈥渉ell hath no fury like a woman scorned鈥�. You better believe it!
Rusty Sabich is Kindle County鈥檚 deputy Public Prosecutor and he has been having a torrid affair with one of his female colleagues. When the colleague turns up murdered and some circumstantial evidence seems to point at Rusty the new Chief Prosecutor has Rusty charge with the murder.
The ensuing trial I found riveting. Watching the defence team at work was quite something. The use of verbal language, body language and the addition of some theatrics all this put together makes for a highly entertaining read.
3.5 stars rounded up to 4.
April 28, 2017
I recently re-read this, and it's still wonderful. The writing is sharp and brooding, and the plotting is superb.
March 12, 2018
This is a terrific murder mystery, as well as being a fun legal thriller. Having spent decades as a lawyer, I often find that books featuring lawyers, the law, and courtroom scenes often contain errors 鈥� and this one doesn鈥檛! (It completely messes with my suspension of disbelief if in legal fiction, I end up thinking, 鈥淭hat wouldn鈥檛 have been allowed.鈥�)
I picked this book up because I recently re-watched the movie (which I love)鈥� and there was one area in the movie that 鈥� while not wrong or impossible 鈥� made me cock my head to one side and raise an eyebrow. Hmm, I thought. I wonder if that鈥檚 Hollywood or the way it was written?
Happily, I enjoyed the book very much (in addition to getting the answer to my question 鈥� Hollywood cut one very small scene, which, if included, would have kept my eyebrow firmly in place, but which, honestly, to anyone but a lawyer is really not needed). The mystery (even though I knew the answer) was well played out, the characters were fully fleshed out and the writing was smooth. The author does a great job of keeping the legal aspects clear and understandable to the layman.
In this story, Rusty Sabich, is a prosecuting attorney. When one of his colleagues, Carolyn Polhemus is murdered, he is put in charge of the investigation. Rusty is torn, professionally and personally, by Carolyn鈥檚 death 鈥� because not too long before the murder, they had had an affair. Even worse, every bit of evidence they have about the murderer is pointing to Rusty being the culprit鈥� Fantastic stuff.
I must say, the Rusty character in the book is not quite the tower of strength Harrison Ford portrays in the movie, but naturally, the book is much richer in details of the different characters鈥� motivations and the legal process. The movie does an excellent job of rendering the story, but if you want to delve a little deeper, this book will deliver.
Highly recommended to lovers of legal thrillers!
True rating: 4.5 stars.
I picked this book up because I recently re-watched the movie (which I love)鈥� and there was one area in the movie that 鈥� while not wrong or impossible 鈥� made me cock my head to one side and raise an eyebrow. Hmm, I thought. I wonder if that鈥檚 Hollywood or the way it was written?
Happily, I enjoyed the book very much (in addition to getting the answer to my question 鈥� Hollywood cut one very small scene, which, if included, would have kept my eyebrow firmly in place, but which, honestly, to anyone but a lawyer is really not needed). The mystery (even though I knew the answer) was well played out, the characters were fully fleshed out and the writing was smooth. The author does a great job of keeping the legal aspects clear and understandable to the layman.
In this story, Rusty Sabich, is a prosecuting attorney. When one of his colleagues, Carolyn Polhemus is murdered, he is put in charge of the investigation. Rusty is torn, professionally and personally, by Carolyn鈥檚 death 鈥� because not too long before the murder, they had had an affair. Even worse, every bit of evidence they have about the murderer is pointing to Rusty being the culprit鈥� Fantastic stuff.
I must say, the Rusty character in the book is not quite the tower of strength Harrison Ford portrays in the movie, but naturally, the book is much richer in details of the different characters鈥� motivations and the legal process. The movie does an excellent job of rendering the story, but if you want to delve a little deeper, this book will deliver.
Highly recommended to lovers of legal thrillers!
True rating: 4.5 stars.
September 26, 2024
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袦芯褟褌邪 芯褑械薪泻邪 - 4,5*.
袩褉械锌芯褉褗褔胁邪屑!
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June 15, 2017
4.5 stars ... It was just a little too long. Otherwise, this was a stellar reading experience.
I'm doing a bunch of challenges this year. And a couple led me to reading this book, & to reading Turow for the first time. And I'm
so grateful for that. I might not have gotten around to this otherwise, & that would be a shame.
This book has been out for over 30 years, & made into a movie. So there isn't much I can add to the conversation around it. I'll just say it's as much a character study as it is a procedural crime story, as much the story of a messy relationship as that of a trial, as introspective as it is cinematic.
Also, somehow I guessed the culprit early on - just a hunch. But the book was so well-written that I gave up my guess early on & went along for the ride. You should, too.
I'm doing a bunch of challenges this year. And a couple led me to reading this book, & to reading Turow for the first time. And I'm
so grateful for that. I might not have gotten around to this otherwise, & that would be a shame.
This book has been out for over 30 years, & made into a movie. So there isn't much I can add to the conversation around it. I'll just say it's as much a character study as it is a procedural crime story, as much the story of a messy relationship as that of a trial, as introspective as it is cinematic.
Also, somehow I guessed the culprit early on - just a hunch. But the book was so well-written that I gave up my guess early on & went along for the ride. You should, too.
March 14, 2025
4.5猸愶笍馃挮 for a legal thriller!!
I read this after I watched it on Apple TV. I usually don鈥檛 like to do that but in this instance it was fine. I thoroughly enjoyed both! The movie was not exactly like the book and I believe that is why I didn鈥檛 mind reading it after watching.
I have 1 pet peeve but it was minor:
the author kept referring to the characters by their first name and then after a few words by their last name. ALOT!!
if you like legal thrillers this one鈥檚 for you!!
I read this after I watched it on Apple TV. I usually don鈥檛 like to do that but in this instance it was fine. I thoroughly enjoyed both! The movie was not exactly like the book and I believe that is why I didn鈥檛 mind reading it after watching.
I have 1 pet peeve but it was minor:
the author kept referring to the characters by their first name and then after a few words by their last name. ALOT!!
if you like legal thrillers this one鈥檚 for you!!
December 16, 2012
An excellent murder mystery novel that keeps you guessing to the very end. Well written with strong characters and lots of twists and turns.
Kept me interested throughout.
Kept me interested throughout.
August 16, 2010
Some lawyers should become writers, others should not. Scott Turow falls squarely in the latter category. Once you realize that half this novel can be skipped, as it is useless exposition about characters the author fails to make sympathetic in the first place, it becomes a much shorter read. Combine that with the fact that half the character descriptions border on, if not delve fully into, racism, it may not be worth reading at all. (I'm sure Turow would say it's the character speaking and not the author, but they are one in the same) My final complaint with the book is that around 1/3 of the way into it I thought, "He'd better not end it that way," and sure enough he draws this winding course just to bring things back to a terribly cliched, Law & Order ending, though without any of the talent or ability of the television writers.
August 1, 2019
This book made me fall in love with Scott Turow's writing. I have set myself a goal to read and own all of his books. I had already seen the movie for this book before I read any of it. As often the case, the book was so much better than the movie. Scott Turow is a wonderful writer who draws you into the world he is creating. It is a great book with strong characters, sharp dialogue, memorable court scenes, passion, lust, betrayal, corruption, politics, jealousy, and a great story with many twists and turns. A true classic.
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