Innocent

by Scott Turow

Ebook, 2010

Library's rating

Library's review

I read Presumed Innocent when it was first released many years ago, and knew that this book was a sequel of sorts, focusing once again on then-prosecutor and now-judge Rusty Sabich. I will confess to doing a quick fact check on Wikipedia, because while I remembered that Presumed Innocent ended with

an explosive twist, I couldn't quite remember what it was! (This is much more a commentary on my lousy memory than on Turow's writing.) But once I refreshed my memory on the essential points, I dove into Innocent and managed to consume it in relatively short time.

Turow creates memorable characters, but where he really shines is the legal back and forth, both inside and outside the courtroom. Innocent alternates viewpoint between Rusty, his son Nat, his former law clerk Anna, and Tommy Molto, the current prosecuting attorney who has a long personal and professional history with Rusty. Like the first book, this one also revolves around a startling twist, not quite as jaw-dropping but one that passes the test of making sense even after you've finished the book. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and look forward to reading more from Turow.

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Description

"INNOCENT continues the story of Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto who are, once again, twenty years later, pitted against each other in a riveting psychological match after the mysterious death of Rusty's wife"--Provided by publisher.

Media reviews

The Independent

Turow weaves a complex web of undercover relationships. Rusty's second courtroom drama is no less thrilling than his first.

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The New York Times Book Review

This is a lovely novel, gripping and darkly self-reflective. How can Scott Turow be doing this again? As the lawyers say, asked and answered.

The New York Times

If readers can accept this dubious opening premise, Mr. Turow does manage to turn the remainder of the novel into a fast and absorbing ride. There are some other implausible developments along the way. But his intimate understanding of his characters and his authoritative knowledge of the legal

world inject the narrative with emotional fuel, creating suspense that has less to do with the actual twists and turns of the plot than with our interest in what will happen to these people and how they will behave under pressure.

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