Presumed Innocent [Hardcover]

Scott Turow (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1987

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 372 pages
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (January 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000JVBRWK
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #312,603 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Legal genre novel, April 9, 2010

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Larry Foster (North Pole, AK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Presumed Innocent (Hardcover)

Scott Turow is an excellent writer of complex novels. None of the other popular authors of this genre can hold a candle to his work. Turow writes literature; the others write comic books. If you've seen the movie, you know the story, but as they say, "The story is in the telling". This is an excellent novel, even if you're not in love with the legal genre.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Exciting But Obvious, June 8, 2011

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This review is from: Presumed Innocent (Hardcover)

I read this book the month it was published, and once I began, I couldn't stop reading, despite the fact that in some sections the prose read like a lawyer, not a novelist, wrote it: lots of colons, semi-colons, and long narrative descriptions. Nevertheless, I was driven on by the plot: I absolutely wanted to know what happened to the main character. Approximately half way into the book, I suddenly realized: "Wait! If what I'm told is true, only one of two people could have committed this crime." In fact, the murderer was one of these two people. I found it a bit disappointing to know at the halfway point, with certainty, that only one of two people could have committed the crime. I would have liked to have been in suspense longer than that. Still, it was a great read, a tours de force -- I highly recommend it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Novel, July 8, 2010

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J. B. Perkins "J.B. Perkins" (Albany, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Presumed Innocent (Hardcover)

I read this book years after seeing the movie and enjoyed it as much as I would have without knowing the very surprising conclusion. Scott Turow's writing is unique, his stories profound. I have read all his books and have never been disappointed. Throughout this book he explores the psyche of the primary character so that it all becomes very alive and real to the readers. His writing is thoughtful as well as skillful, keeping the reader engrossed throughout. There are no slow points in Presumed Innocent and no character that you don't care about. This story explores relationships, politics, secrets and passion in a complex legal thriller that truly keeps you guessing throughout. If you like this book, and you will, read Innocent, the sequel occuring many years later.