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Scott Turow

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Scott Frederick Turow (born 1949) is an American writer and lawyer. He worked as a lawyer for a decade before writing full-time and has written 13 fiction and three nonfiction books, which have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 30 million copies. His novels are set primarily among the legal community in the fictional Kindle County, and several have been adapted into films.

Born
1949

Where to start with Scott Turow

Start with Presumed Innocent, the first novel in Scott Turow’s series set in the fictional Kindle County. It introduces the legal world through the perspective of Rusty Sabich, a prosecutor whose life unravels when he becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a colleague. The novel establishes the tone and themes that recur throughout Turow’s work: moral ambiguity, the complexities of justice, and the personal cost of legal duty. After Presumed Innocent, continue with the subsequent novels in the Kindle County series in publication order: The Burden of Proof, Pleading Guilty, and The Laws of Our Fathers. Each book expands on the legal and personal challenges faced by characters within the same fictional setting, maintaining a consistent exploration of the American legal system and its ethical boundaries.

Books by Scott Turow

  1. Cover of Presumed Innocent
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  2. Cover of The Laws of Our Fathers
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  3. Cover of Pleading guilty
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  4. Cover of The burden of proof
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