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Presumed Innocent

A Gripping Legal Thriller from the Godfather of the Genre - Now a Major TV Series

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Now a major TV series from Apple TV+ starring Jake Gyllenhaal.

'Scott Turow is master of the legal thriller' – The Guardian

From the godfather of the legal thriller, Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow is a gripping courtroom drama about ambition, hypocrisy and justice.

Carolyn Polhemus was an assistant prosecuting attorney, intelligent and full of promise. When she is found dead – assaulted and strangled – the curtain is pulled on a dark, tangled web of sex, corruption and betrayal.

Before long, prosecutor Rusty Sabich stands accused of her murder. He was having an affair with Carolyn – the motive seems clear-cut. With no one to trust, it is up to Rusty to uncover the truth behind this deadly crime – and prove his innocence in the process . . .

Praise for Scott Turow:

'Head-and-shoulders above others in the legal thriller genre he created' – The Observer

'A brilliant chronicler of contemporary America' – The Sunday Times

'Turow does legal thrillers better than anyone else' – Irish Independent

'Worthy to be ranked with Dashiell Hammet or Raymond Chandler' – The New York Times

'No one writes better mystery suspense novels than Scott Turow' – Los Angeles Times

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Critic reviews

It grips like an octopus, and Scott Turow unwinds the plot with brilliant cat-and-mouse meanness
Scott Turow is master of the legal thriller
Head-and-shoulders above others in the legal thriller genre he created
A brilliant chronicler of contemporary America
Turow is worthy to be ranked with Dashiell Hammett or Raymond Chandler
Turow does legal thrillers better than anyone else
No one writes better mystery suspense novels than Scott Turow
Enthralling . . . Several cuts above the popular competition
All stars
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Brilliant performance by an outstanding narrator.

Just bought the next in the series and hope it’s even half as good.

The detailed unravelling of a complex plot. Beautifully written and crafted.

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I really enjoyed this, the first booki have listened to of this author but probably not the last. I found the plot to be believable and the characters well drawn. I found the plot twists were very well done and I was kept guessing throughout. A great listen and one I would recommend.

Intricate story expertly told

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I bought this book following watching the tv series. I found it hard to listen to mostly because of the droll narrator and difficult names. The story is good and ends satisfyingly. I would not listen to Scott’s second book mainly due to the narrator.

Good story twist

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Amazing story which everyone should read/listen to before dying. 🤩

Perhaps too many characters for an audiobook, but they all play their parts at the end, nobody is left behind.

Fantastic thrilling story

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An enjoyable read but narrative heavy/ dialogue light. Much reads like a 40's detective noir with the first person perspective overriding dialogue and consequently character building is weak. and there are a lot of characters to get your head around, possibly too many than waa necessary for a novel.

Lacks real thrill though, there aren't many edge of the seat or cliff edge moments because everything is delivered in slow burn first party narration.

I can see why they made drastic changes to the movie versions plot, to add some excitement because the ending is a definite anticlimax.

The courtroom scenes are however done with excellent attention to legal and behavioural detail.

Good legal thriller but lacks substance

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