Mystery Thriller Crime 1987

Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow

Published in Spanish as Presunto inocente

The novel that launched Turow's career as one of America's pre-eminent thriller writers tells the story of Rusty Sabicch, chief deputy prosecutor in a large Midwestern city.

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What it is

A trial at the heart of the story · it's hiding a secret

What happens in it

Courtroom drama Whodunit Twist ending

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How it's told

Who tells it
First person
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The plot

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like an ending that makes you rethink everything
  • you like guessing who did it before the end
  • you like reading with your heart in your mouth

Maybe not if…

  • you read in bed right before sleeping

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