INNOCENT: REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY

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INNOCENT
BY SCOTT TUROW

ABOUT THE BOOK:

The sequel to the genre-defining, landmark bestseller Presumed Innocent, INNOCENT continues the story of Rusty and Tommy. More than twenty years after Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto went head-to-head in the shattering murder trial of Presumed Innocent, the men are pitted against each other once again in a riveting psychological match. When Sabich, now over sixty years old and the chief judge of an appellate court, finds his wife, Barbara, dead under mysterious circumstances, Molto accuses him of murder for the second time, setting into motion a trial that is vintage Turow—the courtroom at its most taut and explosive.

With his characteristic insight into both the dark truths of the human psyche and the dense intricacies of the criminal justice system, Scott Turow proves once again that some books simply compel us to read late into the night, desperate to know who did it.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Scott Turow is a writer and attorney. He is the author of seven best-selling novels: Presumed Innocent (1987), The Burden of Proof (1990), Pleading Guilty (1993), The Laws of Our Fathers (1996), Personal Injuries (1999), Reversible Errors (2002) and Ordinary Heroes (2005). A novella, Limitations, was published as a paperback original in November 2006 by Picador following its serialization in The New York Times Magazine. His works of non-fiction include One L (1977) about his experience as a law student, and Ultimate Punishment (2003), a reflection on the death penalty.

MY REVIEW:

When Scott Turow gave readers the gift of PRESUMED INNOCENT in 1987, they rejoiced as more people found a new idol in courtroom literature to worship due to the great popularity of the novel. But alas, that was the last we saw of Rusty Sabich, the young prosecuting hero of the story who was wrongly accused of murder and starred in the novel that had millions glued to the pages of a story to savor and hated to have it end. But wishes do come true as Rusty Sabich is back after 23 too long years, and Turow has made it happen FINALLY with the just released INNOCENT. In PRESUMED INNOCENT, Rusty Sabich was of course acquitted and so now is a judge of the appellate court after enjoying a lucrative career as a prosecuting attorney.

Set in Kindle County, a sense of déjà vu sets in as once again Rusty Sabich is involved in a suspicious death. He had awakened to find his wife Barbara dead, but waits 24 hours before calling police. The investigation is headed up by the same prosecutor involved with Sabich’s first suspected murder. Tommy Molto is back again as that investigator. Sabich also brings back Sandy Stern to defend him as he did when he got him off the first time.

Scott Turow brings so much depth and reality to his characters and that is one thing that holds your interest. For instance, Sandy Stern shows a more human side as he has cancer but pulls himself together to help Sabich, especially against his persistent adversary, Molto. Turow’s courtroom story obviously comes from experience and you can tell that in his moving and realistic account. The twists and turns in the story along with the new characters that Turow introduces into the familiar Sabich theme make this well worth waiting for. I will say that if you haven’t read PRESUMED INNOCENT you might do that first, or if it has been a while, you may want to read it again. I did and was glad that I had. INNOCENT can certainly stand on its own but be much smoother reading if you start with PRESUMED INNOCENT. Either way, enjoy what is sure to be one of the big, must read books of 2010.

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