Scott Turow Books

IDENTICAL, based loosely on the myth of Castor and Pollux, is the story of identical twins Paul and Cass Giannis and the complex relationships between their family and their former neighbors, the Kronons. The novel focuses principally on events in 2008, when Paul is a candidate for Mayor of Kindle County, and Cass is released from the penitentiary, 25 years after pleading guilty to the murder of his girlfriend, Aphrodite Kronon. The plot centers on the re-investigation of Aphrodite's murder, carried out together by Evon Miller, an ex-FBI agent who is the head of security for the Kronon family business ZP, and private investigator Tim Brodie, 81, a former homicide detective. The complex web of murder, sex, and betrayal-as only Scott Turow could weave-dramatically unfolds, and the chilling truth is revealed: people will believe what they want to believe.

Innocent, but imprisoned—troubling stories of wrongful conviction Surviving Justice presents oral histories of thirteen people from all walks of life, who, through a combination of all-too-common factors— overzealous prosecutors, inept defense lawyers, coercive interrogation tactics, eyewitness misidentification—found themselves imprisoned for crimes they did not commit. The stories these exonerated men and women tell are spellbinding, heartbreaking, and ultimately inspiring. Among the narrators: Paul Terry, who spent twenty-seven years wrongfully imprisoned, and emerged psychologically devastated and barely able to communicate. Beverly Monroe, an organic chemist who was coerced into falsely confessing to the murder of her lover. Freed after seven years, she faces the daunting task of rebuilding her life from the ground up. Joseph Amrine, who was sentenced to death for murder. Seventeen years later, when DNA evidence exonerated him, Amrine emerged from prison with nothing but the fourteen dollars in his inmate account.

A narrative of the bestselling author's initial year at Harvard Law School.

This mystery starts with the murder of an attractive woman during heated local elections. A chief deputy prosecuting attorney is charged with solving the murder, and then finds himself accused of it. Other work by the author includes The Burden of Proof and Pleading Guilty.

Criminal defense lawyer Alejandro "Sandy" Stern copes with his wife's suicide, his three grown children and a government investigation of his brother-in-law's successful brokerage house.

The bestselling author of Presumed Innocent and The Last Trial returns with a riveting legal thriller in which a reckless private detective is embroiled in a fraught police scandal.

The sequel to the genre-defining, landmark bestseller "Presumed Innocent," INNOCENT continues the story of Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto who are, once again, twenty years later, pitted against each other in a riveting psychological match after the mysterious death of Rusty's wife.

The book offers a compelling analysis of capital punishment, presenting arguments from both proponents and opponents. Written by a distinguished criminal lawyer and acclaimed novelist, it delves into the moral, legal, and social implications of the death penalty. Through insightful narratives and case studies, the author challenges readers to consider the complexities surrounding justice and human rights, making it a thought-provoking exploration of a contentious issue.

To Robbie Feaver the law is all about making a play-to a client, a jury, or a judge. But when the flashy, womanizing, multimillion-dollar personal injury lawyer is caught offering bribes, he's forced to wear a wire. Even as the besieged attorney looks after his ailing wife, Feaver must also make tapes that will hurl his friends, his enemies, his city, and a particular FBI undercover agent into a crisis of conscience and law. Now Robbie Feaver is making the play of his life.

Collection of gritty legal thriller short stories. Authors include Jay Brandon, Lia Matera and Marcia Muller.

Stewart Dubinsky knew his father. David, had served in World War II, but had told very little about his experiences. When he finds, after his father's death, a packet of wartime letters to a former fiancee and learns of David's court-martial, Stewart is driven to uncover the truth about the enigmatic distant man he never knew. Using military archives, old letters, and David's own notes, he discovers that David, a JAG lawyer, had pursued a maverick U.S. officer in Europe, fallen in love with a beautiful resistance fighter, and fought in the war's deadliest conflicts. In reconstructing the terrible events and agonizing choices his father faced on the battlefield, in the courtrfoom, and in love, Stewart gains a closer understanding of his father's secret past and of the brutal nature of war itself.

Corporate lawyer Arthur Raven is the court-appointed attorney for a Death Row inmate. Convinced his client is innocent thanks to new evidence, Raven is a fervent crusader--and also a rookie in the vicious world of criminal law.

A white woman is gunned down in a black ghetto, and her son sensationally charged with her murder. In the ensuing case, it emerges that the murder goes back to events that happened in the 1960s.

The law-student author recounts the workload, conflicts, pressures, anxieties, relationships, and educational content of the critical and difficult first year at Harvard's prestigious and demanding law school

On the brink of retirement, legendary defence attorney Sandy Stern is persuaded to take on one last case to defend an old friend. Dr Kiril Pafko, a former Nobel Prize winner and distinguished cancer researcher, is now, shockingly, facing charges of fraud, insider trading and even murder. As the trial progresses, Stern will question everything he thought he knew about his friend. Despite Pafko's many failings, is he innocent of the terrible charges laid against him? Stern's duty to defend his client and his belief in the power of the judicial system will face a final, terrible test in the courtroom, where the evidence and reality are sometimes worlds apart...

Bill ten Boom has walked out on everything he thought was important to him: his career, his wife, Kindle County, even his country. Still, when he is tapped to examine the disappearance of an entire Gypsy refugee camp--unsolved for ten years--he feels drawn to what will become the most elusive case of his career. In order to uncover what happened during the apocalyptic chaos after the Bosnian War, Boom must navigate a host of suspects ranging from Serb paramilitaries to organized crime gangs to the U.S. government, while also maneuvering among the alliances and treacheries of those connected to the case: Morgan Merriwell, a disgraced U.S. Major General; Ferko Rincic, the massacre's sole survivor; and Esma Czarni, an alluring barrister with secrets to protect

IDENTICAL, based loosely on the myth of Castor and Pollux, is the story of identical twins Paul and Cass Giannis and the complex relationships between their family and their former neighbors, the Kronons. The novel focuses principally on events in 2008, when Paul is a candidate for Mayor of Kindle County, and Cass is released from the penitentiary, 25 years after pleading guilty to the murder of his girlfriend, Aphrodite Kronon. The plot centers on the re-investigation of Aphrodite's murder, carried out together by Evon Miller, an ex-FBI agent who is the head of security for the Kronon family business ZP, and private investigator Tim Brodie, 81, a former homicide detective. The complex web of murder, sex, and betrayal-as only Scott Turow could weave-dramatically unfolds, and the chilling truth is revealed: people will believe what they want to believe.

Als een rechter van beroep een uitspraak moet doen in een zaak tegen vier blanke jongens die hun verkrachting van een zwart meisje op video hebben vastgelegd, wordt hij herinnerd aan een gebeurtenis uit zijn verleden.

Robbie Feaver, avvocato di successo specializzato nelle richieste di risarcimento per lesioni personali, è un marito innamorato e un amico fedele, un uomo seducente, pieno di sense of humour e intelligente. Ma ha un piccolo neo: un conto segreto da cui trae fondi destinati alle tasche di giudici corrotti. Colto in flagrante, in cambio dell'immunità, accetta di "collaborare" a una grande inchiesta dell'Fbi sulla corruzione nelle aule dei tribunali. Sembra che tutto possa filare liscio, ma via via che l'indagine prosegue qualcosa si inceppa. Basato su un caso giudiziario realmente condotto da Turow, Lesioni personali è un dramma a tinte forti, in cui personaggi diabolici vengono travolti dall'incessante susseguirsi di colpi di scena.

In this account of how his views on the death penalty have evolved, Scott Turow describes his own experiences with capital punishment, from his days as an impassioned young prosecutor to his service on the Illinois Commission that investigated the state's administration of the death penalty and influenced Governor George Ryan's unprecedented commutation of the sentences of 167 death row inmates on his last day in office. Along the way, Turow provides a brief history of America's ambivalent relationship with the ultimate punishment; analyzes the potent reasons for and against it, including the role of the victim's survivors; and tells the stories behind the statistics, as he moves from the governor's mansion to Illinois' Super-Max prison and the execution chamber.

In un quartiere della Contea di Kindle viene trovata uccisa la moglie del senatore Eddgar, un tempo attivista rivoluzionario, e pochi giorni dopo il figlio viene arrestato come mandante del crimine. Il caso finisce nell'aula di Sonia Klonsky, che conosce gli Eddgar dai tempi della contestazione, alla fine degli anni Settanta. Sfila così in tribunale un gruppo di amici che condividono quel passato, segnati dall'attivismo di quegli anni e da segreti che daranno al caso un imprevedibile sviluppo. Un processo il cui oggetto sono le relazioni familiari e i rapporti fra generazioni, in un romanzo caratterizzato da un senso profondo del passaggio del tempo. cietà senza ricadere in un autoritarismo religioso.

Een Amerikaanse vrouwelijke rechter die in een moordzaak, waarin haar bekende personen uit de jaren zestig een hoofdrol spelen, uitspraak moet doen, komt in een moeilijk parket te verkeren.

Robbie Feaver è un avvocato di successo specializzato in lesioni personali. Ha uno studio accreditato, una forte inclinazione per il gentil sesso e una splendida moglie, da lui molto amata, affetta da un male incurabile. Capace di profonda amicizia e pien

Novinář Stewart Dubinsky věděl, že jeho otec sloužil za 2. světové války v armádě, i to, že Stewartovu matku zachránil z pekla nacistického koncentračního tábora Balingen. Když však po otcově smrti objeví svazek dopisů určených bývalé otcově snoubence a dozví se z nich, že otec byl krátce po skončení války uvězněn a postaven před válečný soud, pokouší se odkrýt dlouho utajované tajemství záhadného a odtažitého muže, který vždy zarytě odmítal o své účasti ve válce hovořit. Během pátrání se Stewart dozvídá o hrůzných událostech a trýznivých rozhodnutích, která musel otec přijmout na bitevním poli, v soudní síni i v lásce. Historický válečný román

Kniha Nejlepší americké detektivní povídky 2 je kvalitní sbírkou pro všechny čtenáře, kteří mají rádi příběh zabývající se extrémními polohami lidských vášní a jejich temnými následky.