Presumed Innocent

Turow, Scott

ISBN 10: 0671652184 ISBN 13: 9780671652180

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio, 1988

Synopsis

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. 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 now faces a long battle in court. Each side will twist the evidence to win its case, and try any procedural ploy, any courtroom trick that might ensure victory. Rusty's ordeal will uncover corruption, deceit, depravity and incompetence---and keep you spellbound. Who did kill Carolyn Polhemus?

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About the Author

Scott Turow Scott Turow received a fellowship in creative writing at Stanford Univerity before attending Harvard Law School. After graduating he served as an Assistant U.S. District attorney in Chicago for eight years, and is now a partner in a Chicago law firm. He is also the author of One L: An Inside Account of Life in the First Year at Harvard Law, and the number one bestselers Presumed Innocent and The Burden of Proof

From AudioFile

Twenty-three years ago Scott Turow's PRESUMED INNOCENT started a new wave of courtroom dramas that continues to this day. Even as his sequel, INNOCENT, is released, the original still proves to be one of the best legal thrillers ever. Actor Edward Herrmann performs both works, and his gravitas makes it hard to imagine anyone else in that role. PRESUMED INNOCENT finds Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Rusty Sabich accused of murdering his former mistress, who was also sleeping with half the lawyers in mythical Kindle County (Illinois). Herrmann is an outstanding performer. His rich voice brings the main characters, Sabich and others, to vivid life. He is especially glorious in his interpretation of the elegant defense attorney Sandy Stern, who becomes the fulcrum upon which the plot pivots. M.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0671652184
• ISBN 13: 9780671652180
• Binding: Audio Cassette
• Language: English