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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsThe Burden of Proofby Scott Turow
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Presumed Innocent was the fiction debut of the decade — a magnetic work of suspense that earned Turow acclaim for his unparalleled storytelling gifts. Now, in a brilliant follow-up, Scott Turow stakes his claim as an American master, in a mesmerizing novel of law, family and deceit. Alejandro "Sandy" Stern — the brilliant defense lawyer from Presumed Innocent — comes home to discover that his wife of 30 years has committed suicide, leaving behind a web of mystery, money and guilt. While Stern hunts for answers, he is caught up in the threatened Federal prosecution of his most powerful and troublesome client — his own brother-in-law. Now, after a life of success, Sandy Stern is a man in desperate need of many truths — about his family, his uncertain future and the troubled legacy his wife left behind.
Review:"Turow develops a complex, satisfying plot, steeped in law and finance, that turns perhaps too often on coincidence but remains utterly faithful to its deeply probed characters." Publishers Weekly
Synopsis:Turow's acclaimed second novel, which topped international bestseller lists, is now available in trade paperback. Sandy Stern, the brilliant defense attorney from @lt;em@gt;Presumed Innocent@lt;/em@gt;, faces an event so emotionally shattering that no part of his life is left untouched. It reveals a family caught in a maelstrom of hidden crimes, shocking secrets, and warring passions.
Synopsis:Turow's brilliant defense attorney from Presumed Innocent returns to face a shattering emotional crisis in his own family.
About the AuthorScott Turow Author of Presumed Innocent, one of the most acclaimed and best-selling works of the 1980s, Scott Turow is a lawyer and former Assistant US District Attorney. After graduating from Amherst and receiving an MA at Stanford — where he received a fellowship in creative writing — Turow entered Harvard Law School. The journal he kept during his first year there became the basis for his first book, One L: An Inside Account of Life in the First Year at Harvard Law, published to critical acclaim in 1977. Mr. Turow lives in suburban Chicago.
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