Presumed Innocent (Presumed Innocent, 1) Mass Market Paperback – May 30, 2017

Item arrived quickly and as described. Thrilled to receive this book, its excellent story! Love the movie too.

This is an engaging and hard to put down read. I bears little resemblance to the series on tv, but taken as a whole it is definitely worth reading.

Very good read. Definitely doesn't end the way you think that it's going to. I would recommend reading it you enjoy some mystery.

This is the first book in the Kindle County series about a prosecutor whose friendships are questioned when he gets accused of murdering a fellow co-worker. For the most part I enjoyed the story and the ending was interesting and unexpected.There was a lot that I didn’t care for. For one, it is very long and wordy. One paragraph could take up an entire page. There were times where it was really slow and I skimmed it. Also the main character is not likeable.The ending was not set up for a sequel so I’m curious how the series has 12 books and is still going…I will give book 2 a try but this wouldn’t be in my top recommend lists for crime...★★★

This book had me on my heels the whole time wondering who committed this crime! The writing was descriptive and full of feelings. I really enjoyed this book. The book does not match the show there are many differences and you can tell this was written most likely in the 90’s whereas the show takes place presently so a lot of differences. I definitely recommend if you enjoy a good murder mystery.

Semi spoiler- ends differently and better in my opinion!Glad the show got me hooked on the book, looking forward to the next .

I just watched the series on Apple TV and I am loving it so much. And the book is just as good.

"Presumed Innocent" (1987) was Scott Turow's break-out best seller in which Chief Deputy Prosecutor Rusty Sabich is put on trial for the murder of his former lover Carolyn Polhemus. In 2010 Turow wrote a sequel, "Innocent" in which Rusty is again on trial, this time for the murder of his wife Barbara. The later book has most of the same characters. Turow knows how to construct a compelling suspenseful story with great characterization and plenty of surprises. Rusty had a steamy love affair with his prosecutor colleague Carolyn Polhemus. He failed to see that she was a scheming opportunist bent on a political future. Rusty had always been the perfect poster child for an upright incorruptible lawman. When Carolyn is found brutally slain, his boss Chief Prosecutor Ray Horgan puts him in charge of the investigation, but Horgan who is in the midst of a campaign for reelection against Nico Della Guardia (nicknamed Delay), soon finds that Rusty is dragging his feet in the case.Rusty had been the one who fired Nico from the prosecutor's office. Rusty's friend, detective Lipranzer (known as Lip) also believes Rusty is obstructing and impeding the investigation because he won't let him run a check on all telephone calls from Rusty's house.After Horgan loses the election, the tables are turned, and Rusty, the investigator, become the accused when Nico and his underling the devious prosecutor Tommy Molto show up with a lot of circumstantial evidence including Rusty's fingerprints on a glass, matching rug fibers from his house and a call to Carolyn's house from Rusty's house the night of the murder.He is put on trial with the shrewd Sandy Stern as his defense lawyer. Rusty's moody wife Barbara knew about the relationship with Carolyn, was incensed by it, but stands by her man throughout the trial. Rusty at 39 "has the monumental task of being Rusty."The courtroom scenes are engrossing. The judge is outspoken Larren Lyttle, Horgan's former law partner.A bribery file that was in Carolyn's possession went missing for a time. Stern keeps hammering away on the file, and it becomes a key element in the case as does the missing fingerprint glass.Stay with this until the end because Turow is really going to surprise you with the many twists and turns. The author loves the Byzantine intrigue of lawyers, judges, the police, and the politicians.

Enjoyed! Recommend!

This was recommended to me as the best crime/thriller book ever - compared with Baldacci and Grisham and I have to admit that I agree. I have become a bit tired of the formulaic others and this was very interesting and quite different

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コアな法廷サスペンスが無性に恋しくなって探し出した一作。Kindle Countyの現職のProsecuting AttorneyであるRaymond Horganは来るべき選挙での再選を目指していたが、敗北の予想が色濃くなる中、有効な手を打ちあぐねていた。そのような時、Deputy P.A.のCarolyn Polhemusが殺害され、捜査に着手したのはRaymondの腹心の部下、Chief Deputy P.A.のRusty Sabich。この物語の主人公である。SabichはかつてCarolynと不倫関係にあったのだがCarolynの方から一方的に終わらせられるという経緯があった。捜査が進むうちにあろうことかSabichが犯人であることを指し示す証拠が出現し、彼は新P.A.となったNico Della Guardia、通称Delayとその右腕Tommy Moltoによって起訴されてしまう。そして裁判が始まる。Sabichの弁護人となったSandy Sternは、くどくしつこく、ねっとりとじっくりと、確実に検察とその証人を追い詰めていく。劇的な状況の転覆などの派手さはないものの、その職人肌の仕事ぶりに見られるような、よりリアリティーを追求した場面展開にはじわじわと魅了される。特にある証拠とそれに基づく証言の矛盾を突き、静かに検察側に一刀を浴びせた様は見事と言うしかない。そして事件の真相に関してはミスリーディングが実に巧妙でまんまと騙された。続編のInnocentも俄然読みたくなった。