PRESUMED INNOCENT, by SCOTT TUROW — FARRAR STRAUS GIROUX (1987)

Description: PRESUMED INNOCENT by SCOTT TUROW FARRAR STRAUS GIROUX (1987) BCE 11225 Condition: good (probably have been exposed to some wetness toward the back, but pages aren’t stuck together), with good jacket (lots of shelf wear; see photos). There was slight stickiness between the jacket and the back cover and between the back cover and the back flyleaf but it’s minor. A good reading copy, I’d say. Rusty Sabich is chief deputy prosecuting attorney in a large mid-western city. His boss is in the midst of a bitter campaign for re-election. A fellow prosecuting attorney, Carolyn Polhemus, has been brutally murdered. Rusty is handling the investigation-- and he needs results. Before election day. Before his illicit affair with Carolyn is uncovered. Election day brings a new prosecuting attorney into office. A political enemy who wants Rusty out. A man whose own secret investigation has revealed Rusty's relationship with Carolyn. A man who takes Rusty off the case-- and charges him with murder…. … Rusty's ordeal will uncover corruption, deceit, depravity and incompetence-- and keep you spellbound. Who did kill Carolyn Polhemus? Commentaries on line: This is one of the best books that I have read recently. It is a great legal thriller cum murder mystery. No wonder the book finds mention in both the top 100 mystery/crime novel lists published by the Britain-based Crime Writers' Association and by the Mystery Writers of America. Both the lists were published in the nineties and feature some of the finest specimens of crime writing. I'm doing a bunch of challenges this year. And a couple led me to reading this book, & to reading Turow for the first time. And I'm so grateful for that. I might not have gotten around to this otherwise, & that would be a shame. This book has been out for over 30 years, & made into a movie. So there isn't much I can add to the conversation around it. I'll just say it's as much a character study as it is a procedural crime story, as much the story of a messy relationship as that of a trial, as introspective as it is cinematic. Also, somehow I guessed the culprit early on - just a hunch. But the book was so well-written that I gave up my guess early on & went along for the ride. You should, too. At first, the book starts out as brash, crude and offensive at times because of the 'cop talk' banter. It was too explicit for my tastes and I nearly put the book down for good. I am glad I hung in there because this book ended up being one I could not put it down if I tried - it was a real page turner! … The balance between cold hard facts and relationships is phenomenal and the story has a real climax ending that stays in your mind long after you're done reading. I recently re-read this, and it's still wonderful. The writing is sharp and brooding, and the plotting is superb. I must admit that I saw the movie first, then read the book. But the book is so much better. I love the fact that Turow is a lawyer writing about the law; he knows his stuff. Even taking that into account, Turow does not weigh the reader down with too much legalese, something that adds to the book's success. This novel was the first that I read of this author: but definitely not my last.MH______________ WOW! I wrote a book!!! — Want to take a look??? ———just go to my ebay store category... A: Cthulhu's Cousins. CLICK HERE______________ For all "buy it now" items, please use ADD TO CART if you plan to order more than one item at the same time.

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