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Scott Turow is the author of many bestselling works of fiction, including Testimony, 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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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grand Central Publishing (May 30, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 496 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1478948442
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Scott Turow was born in Chicago in 1949. He graduated with high honors from Amherst College in 1970, receiving a fellowship to Stanford University Creative Writing Center which he attended from 1970 to 1972. From 1972 to 1975 Turow taught creative writing at Stanford. In 1975, he entered Harvard Law School, graduating with honors in 1978. From 1978 to 1986, he was an Assistant United States Attorney in Chicago, serving as lead prosecutor in several high-visibility federal trials investigating corruption in the Illinois judiciary. In 1995, in a major pro bono legal effort he won a reversal in the murder conviction of a man who had spent 11 years in prison, many of them on death row, for a crime another man confessed to.

Today, he is a partner in the Chicago office of Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal an international law firm, where his practice centers on white-collar criminal litigation and involves representation of individuals and companies in all phases of criminal matters. Turow lives outside Chicago

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4.3 out of 5 stars
1,976 global ratings

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Customers find the story compelling, suspenseful, and detailed. They also praise the writing quality as well-written, talented, and easy to read. Readers say the characters are well-developed. However, some find the pacing slow and boring. Additionally, they dislike the background music that never stops.

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40 customers mention "Story quality"34 positive6 negative

Customers find the story excellent, compelling, and suspenseful. They appreciate the detailed narrative of the legal system. Readers also mention the book is interesting and exciting.

"...Thrilled to receive this book, its excellent story! Love the movie too." Read more

"This is an engaging and hard to put down read. I bears little resemblance to the series on tv, but taken as a whole it is definitely worth reading." Read more

"...For the most part I enjoyed the story and the ending was interesting and unexpected.There was a lot that I didn’t care for...." Read more

"...The writing was descriptive and full of feelings. I really enjoyed this book...." Read more

29 customers mention "Writing quality"21 positive8 negative

Customers find the book well-written and easy to read. They appreciate the brilliant use of language, great narration, and amazing insight into the mind of a sharp character. Readers also say the story is entertaining.

"This is an engaging and hard to put down read. I bears little resemblance to the series on tv, but taken as a whole it is definitely worth reading." Read more

"Very good read. Definitely doesn't end the way you think that it's going to. I would recommend reading it you enjoy some mystery." Read more

"...There was a lot that I didn’t care for. For one, it is very long and wordy. One paragraph could take up an entire page...." Read more

"...The writing was descriptive and full of feelings. I really enjoyed this book...." Read more

7 customers mention "Character development"7 positive0 negative

Customers find the characters well-developed and complex. They also mention the hero and his wife are very well-developed.

"...knows how to construct a compelling suspenseful story with great characterization and plenty of surprises. Rusty had a steamy love affair with..." Read more

"...Twists and turns and dozens of unforgettable characters...." Read more

"...don't have all the characters down pat, but the hero and his wife are very well developed...." Read more

"...They are explorations into these great flawed characters and how they think about and deal with the upheavals in their lives. Great book." Read more

3 customers mention "Detail"3 positive0 negative

Customers find the book full of detail and realistic mapping of the legal process.

"...As a lawyer, I was totally captivated by the realistic mapping of the legal process and courtroom procedures...." Read more

"Better than the movie, more detailed. Also one of the few fictional law books that utilized Westlaw-Legal Solutions guidelines!..." Read more

"...So much thrill, mystery, excitement and detail!" Read more

5 customers mention "Pacing"0 positive5 negative

Customers find the pacing of the book slow and tough.

"...One paragraph could take up an entire page. There were times where it was really slow and I skimmed it. Also the main character is not likeable...." Read more

"I found much of this book to be a slow, tough slog...." Read more

"tried to make it through......very slow ....way to wordy... gave up three chapters in" Read more

"...narrative flow, and the set up (the thing that should draw you in) is so slow and SO BORING that it failed to keep my interest...." Read more

4 customers mention "Boredom"0 positive4 negative

Customers find the book predictable, depressing, and slow. They say it fails to keep their interest.

"...and the set up (the thing that should draw you in) is so slow and SO BORING that it failed to keep my interest...." Read more

"...of legalese and courtroom explanations which became predictable and boring. The story just didn't move ahead through it all...." Read more

"...NOT THIS BOOK. I could not listen.....I tried many times. Monotone and BORING...." Read more

"Really depressing! I wish I hadn't bought it. I ordered the sequel and think when it comes I will return it without opening the package...." Read more

3 customers mention "Background music"0 positive3 negative

Customers find the background music in the book horrible and never stops. They mention they listened to two CDs and could not listen to any more.

"the overbearing, loud and useless background music made me stop listening. I want to return this item and get a new credit." Read more

"...I listened to 2 CDs and simply could not listen to any more. The reader, Tony and Emmy award winning actor Edward Herrmann, is beyond awful...." Read more

"Horrible background music that never stops. I want a refund. It's just horrible...." Read more

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Karen S. Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book & the movie!!
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4.0 out of 5 stars impelling
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This is an engaging and hard to put down read. I bears little resemblance to the series on tv, but taken as a whole it is definitely worth reading.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely doesn't end the way you think it will
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Very good read. Definitely doesn't end the way you think that it's going to. I would recommend reading it you enjoy some mystery.
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3.0 out of 5 stars An Okay Start
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This is the first book in the Kindle County series about a prosecutor whose friendships are questioned when he gets accused of murdering a fellow co-worker. For the most part I enjoyed the story and the ending was interesting and unexpected.
There was a lot that I didn’t care for. For one, it is very long and wordy. One paragraph could take up an entire page. There were times where it was really slow and I skimmed it. Also the main character is not likeable.
The ending was not set up for a sequel so I’m curious how the series has 12 books and is still going…I will give book 2 a try but this wouldn’t be in my top recommend lists for crime...
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Audrey
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!!!!
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This book had me on my heels the whole time wondering who committed this crime! The writing was descriptive and full of feelings. I really enjoyed this book. The book does not match the show there are many differences and you can tell this was written most likely in the 90’s whereas the show takes place presently so a lot of differences. I definitely recommend if you enjoy a good murder mystery.
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MrsGoose
4.0 out of 5 stars much better than the show!
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Semi spoiler- ends differently and better in my opinion!
Glad the show got me hooked on the book, looking forward to the next .
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Debbie Polito
5.0 out of 5 stars I love it
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I just watched the series on Apple TV and I am loving it so much. And the book is just as good.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Tense and Intense Courtroom Drama
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2010
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"Presumed Innocent" (1987) was Scott Turow's break-out best seller in which Chief Deputy Prosecutor Rusty Sabich is put on trial for the murder of his former lover Carolyn Polhemus. In 2010 Turow wrote a sequel, "Innocent" in which Rusty is again on trial, this time for the murder of his wife Barbara. The later book has most of the same characters. Turow knows how to construct a compelling suspenseful story with great characterization and plenty of surprises.
Rusty had a steamy love affair with his prosecutor colleague Carolyn Polhemus. He failed to see that she was a scheming opportunist bent on a political future. Rusty had always been the perfect poster child for an upright incorruptible lawman. When Carolyn is found brutally slain, his boss Chief Prosecutor Ray Horgan puts him in charge of the investigation, but Horgan who is in the midst of a campaign for reelection against Nico Della Guardia (nicknamed Delay), soon finds that Rusty is dragging his feet in the case.
Rusty had been the one who fired Nico from the prosecutor's office. Rusty's friend, detective Lipranzer (known as Lip) also believes Rusty is obstructing and impeding the investigation because he won't let him run a check on all telephone calls from Rusty's house.
After Horgan loses the election, the tables are turned, and Rusty, the investigator, become the accused when Nico and his underling the devious prosecutor Tommy Molto show up with a lot of circumstantial evidence including Rusty's fingerprints on a glass, matching rug fibers from his house and a call to Carolyn's house from Rusty's house the night of the murder.
He is put on trial with the shrewd Sandy Stern as his defense lawyer. Rusty's moody wife Barbara knew about the relationship with Carolyn, was incensed by it, but stands by her man throughout the trial. Rusty at 39 "has the monumental task of being Rusty."
The courtroom scenes are engrossing. The judge is outspoken Larren Lyttle, Horgan's former law partner.
A bribery file that was in Carolyn's possession went missing for a time. Stern keeps hammering away on the file, and it becomes a key element in the case as does the missing fingerprint glass.
Stay with this until the end because Turow is really going to surprise you with the many twists and turns. The author loves the Byzantine intrigue of lawyers, judges, the police, and the politicians.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Book is better than movie
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
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This was recommended to me as the best crime/thriller book ever - compared with Baldacci and Grisham and I have to admit that I agree. I have become a bit tired of the formulaic others and this was very interesting and quite different
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4.0 out of 5 stars live closer to evil-doing
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コアな法廷サスペンスが無性に恋しくなって探し出した一作。

Kindle Countyの現職のProsecuting AttorneyであるRaymond Horganは来るべき選挙
での再選を目指していたが、敗北の予想が色濃くなる中、有効な手を打ちあぐねていた。

そのような時、Deputy P.A.のCarolyn Polhemusが殺害され、捜査に着手したのは
Raymondの腹心の部下、Chief Deputy P.A.のRusty Sabich。この物語の主人公である。

SabichはかつてCarolynと不倫関係にあったのだがCarolynの方から一方的に終わらせられる
という経緯があった。捜査が進むうちにあろうことかSabichが犯人であることを指し示す
証拠が出現し、彼は新P.A.となったNico Della Guardia、通称Delayとその右腕Tommy Molto
によって起訴されてしまう。そして裁判が始まる。

Sabichの弁護人となったSandy Sternは、くどくしつこく、ねっとりとじっくりと、確実に
検察とその証人を追い詰めていく。劇的な状況の転覆などの派手さはないものの、その職人肌の
仕事ぶりに見られるような、よりリアリティーを追求した場面展開にはじわじわと魅了される。
特にある証拠とそれに基づく証言の矛盾を突き、静かに検察側に一刀を浴びせた様は見事と
言うしかない。そして事件の真相に関してはミスリーディングが実に巧妙でまんまと騙された。
続編のInnocentも俄然読みたくなった。
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