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The Last Trial

By: Scott Turow
Narrated by: Robert G. Slade
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From the bestselling author of Presumed Innocent, Scott Turow’s The Last Trial recounts the final case of Kindle County’s most revered courtroom advocate, Sandy Stern.

Already eighty-five years old, and in precarious health, Sandy Stern has been persuaded to defend an old friend, Kiril Pafko. A former Nobel Prize-winner in Medicine, Pafko, shockingly, has been charged in a federal racketeering indictment with fraud, insider trading and murder.

As the trial progresses, Stern will question everything he thought he knew about his friend. Despite Pafko's many failings, is he innocent of the terrible charges laid against him? How far will Stern go to save his friend, and — no matter the trial's outcome — will he ever know the truth? Stern's duty to defend his client and his belief in the power of the judicial system both face a final, terrible test in the courtroom, where the evidence and reality are sometimes worlds apart.

Full of the deep insights into the spaces where the fragility of human nature and the justice system collide, Scott Turow's The Last Trial is a masterful legal thriller that unfolds in page-turning suspense — and questions how we measure a life.

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Critic reviews

The master is back and in The Last Trial Scott Turow takes it to another level . . . A writer with few peers (David Baldacci, Number One Bestselling Author)
The Last Trial is Scott Turow at his best and most ambitious. He has elevated the genre once again
Turow follows the courtroom proceedings so closely that at times the novel almost feels like being on jury duty, though few trials could be this interesting in real life. The novel’s greatest strength, however, is its poignant depiction of the emotional toll of the case, as Stern is forced to reconsider the nature of his friendship, his legacy and his mortality.
Grisham might do it more often, but Turow does it so much better
In this meticulously devised courtroom drama, rich with character detail, Turow again demonstrates what he does best: roll out a complex, keenly observed legal case yet save a boatload of surprises for its ending. And make it personal
Nobody writes courtroom drama the way he does
Turow is worthy to be ranked with Dashiell Hammett or Raymond Chandler
Pioneered the modern legal thriller
Turow blows even Grisham out of the water
A leading practitioner of the legal thriller
The thrill of any good Turow novel is that heart-stopping instant when you realize you've been piecing together the wrong puzzle
Turow keeps the suspense ratcheted up
This is a guy who knows what he's doing
Scott Turow has consistently out-Grishamed
A consummate storyteller
Turow will keep you guessing until the very, very end
Turow does legal thrillers better than anyone else
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It is impossible to overstate the artistry of Scott Turow.

Every aspect of this novel is in fine balance - key characters are finely drawn, and highly complex plots and sub-plots weave in and out of each other to inform and intrigue the reader in equal measure.

It is often said that without Truth there can be no Justice.

Turow is the best MC of courtroom drama in the English language. Legal process, evidential ambiguities and perjury conspire to make the Law and the Truth uneasy bedfellows.

Through his lead character, the octogenarian, Argentinian defence lawyer Sandy Stern, Turow eloquently defends trial by Jury.

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A complex and intriguing narrative about human nature

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This was my first attempt at reading fiction, after years of viewing it as useless. I must say that this book has completely changed my mind. It was a real thriller that kept me wanting to read more and more and more. I loved every minute of it. The chapter on Stern’s closing statement was nothing but a masterpiece of writing. I think courtroom thrillers will be my gateway into fiction. I guess I like the reasoning, argument, interpretations of evidence which is common the non-fiction books I preferred all my life. This book was amazing for me, and I am delighted to note that, from peoples’ reviews, is isn’t Turow’s best work. Even better is to come.

Brilliant Book

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A remarkably comprehensive and richly imagined story. Best crime thriller for thoughtful readers who enjoy the subtlety of the law.

Awesome story

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Nothing seemed to happen, I wasn't gripped by the story line or any of characters

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Determined to enjoy a Turow story of old, instead, I had to plod through a story so unsubtle and downright transparently full of one dimensional not characters that sleep was a grand solution.
Mansplaining was so tedious and repeated on almost every page. Who cared in the end for any of the people or the situations they were in?
And the terrible insulting accent by the actor was an added load to bear.
Finally, the production of the audiobook was such that the normal device did not suffice. It took 3 goes to find one which delivered sufficient sound definition to distinguish the individual words spoken by the fellow. It

Proselytizing, dull and turgid storytelling.

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