Reversible Errors

Turrow, Scott

ISBN 10: 0330411551 / ISBN 13: 9780330411554

Published by Pan Macmillan, 2003

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400 Seiten Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 470 11,0 x 3,5 x 17,6 cm, Taschenbuch.

Seller Inventory # 411599

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reversible Errors
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0330411551
• ISBN 13: 9780330411554
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Gut
• Weight: 470 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Alle Bücher

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Synopsis

Romeo Gandolph has confessed to a series of murders, but now, on death row, he takes it back--and it looks as if the case might indeed be open to review. His attorney, Arthur Raven, uncovers another suspect, who also confesses--but is this one any more reliable? To complicate the issue, the judge who issued the original sen

Review

Arthur Raven, more versed in corporate law than criminal defense, is not eager to accept the court-appointed task of handling death-row inmate "Squirrel" Gandolph's last-minute appeal of his murder conviction. Fast approaching middle age, Arthur has come to terms with the burdens and disappointments of his life, among which are a schizophrenic sister for whom he is responsible and the realization that he will probably never make an enduring connection with a woman. But when evidence surfaces that might exonerate his client, he rises to the occasion with a quiet determination to see justice done. Facing a formidable prosecuting attorney and her former lover, the policeman whose testimony convinced Judge Gillian Sullivan to find Squirrel guilty, Arthur's persistence not only wins his client a temporary reprieve from execution but also endears him to Sullivan, who has fallen on hard times since Squirrel's trial--fresh out of prison herself for taking bribes, she is a most unlikely candidate for Arthur's affections. Scott Turow's masterful characterization of complex and multidimensional people catalyzed by events into searching reexamination of their own motives and ambitions is matched by the intricacies of his plot, which itself is well served by his insider's knowledge of the criminal justice system and his extraordinary understanding of the vagaries of the human heart. The prose is luminescent, the narrative compelling, and the moral implications of Arthur's personal and professional choices beautifully articulated. This is a tour de force for a novelist writing at the top of his game. --Jane Adams