Presumed Innocent / The Burden Of Proof

by Scott Turow

Omnibus edition of Turow's two novels. The first, Presumed Innocent, is a court room drama where the investigator into a murder becomes the accused. The second, The Burden of Proof, follows the figure of Sandy Stern as his world is thrown into crisis when his wife commits suicide.

Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Fiction

912 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Scott 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.

Reviews

[Michael Sfakianos · Rating 3 out of 5]

Έχοντας διαβάσει άλλο ένα βιβλίο του συγγραφέα, το οποίο με είχε τραβήξει πολύ, αναζήτησα και βρήκα σε δεύτερο χέρι το βιβλίο αυτό (καθότι εξαντλημένο) και το ξεκίνησα με πολύ θετική διάθεση. Ομολογώ ότι άργησε να «ρολάρει», κυρίως μέχρι την ένταξη της δικής. Στη συνέχεια είχε πιο στακάτο ρυθμό και κύλησε πιο ομαλά.

Σε ό,τι αφορά την πλοκή είχε μια ενδιαφέρουσα τροπή με μια κορύφωση η οποία ήταν κάπως αναμενόμενη αλλά αποτυπώθηκε με ενδιαφέρων τρόπο.

Σκοπεύω να συνεχίσω με το 2ο βιβλίο της σειράς, σε κάθε περίπτωση ήταν ένα καλοστημένο δικαστικό θρίλερ, το οποίο μου ταίριαξε εν μέρει

[Beth Schneider · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always love Turow-best legal thriller writer ever. This one was a little too similar in plot to Presumed Innocent but I probably should've known that by the title.

[Gail Bailey]

The ending surprised me.

[Todd Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I knew the butler did it from the very beginning

[Shirlsd]

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[Alan (the Lone Librarian on semi-hiatus)) Teder · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Fran · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found this book to be choppy and harder to follow. I have read other Turow books which were better but this was one of the first. I figured out the whodunit...