Presumed Innocent

Critical Praise

"Spellbinding."
-New York Times

"A riveting tale, brilliantly told."
-Cosmopolitan

"The suspense is relentless...surprise follows surprise...the work of a profoundly gifted writer."
-New York Times

"Mesmerizing...A great work of fiction...A blood-chilling, accurate depiction of the criminal justice system."
-San Francisco Chronicle

"Mr. Turow's effects hold one enthralled until the last page."
-New York Times

"Splendid...snaps both of your lapels and presses you down in your chair until you've finished it.... Scott Turow knows whereof he speaks.... It's real."
-Chicago Tribune

"A grabber to the end."
-Cincinnati Post

"He's an unmistakably literary novelist who has made himself a master of the mystery genre."
-San Francisco Chronicle

"Smashingly good...not only a well-crafted, deftly paced story but an intriguing commentary on the corruption of politics, the convolutions of love, and the ambiguities of justice."
-Newsday

"A book of considerable intelligence and style, one that manages to provoke as well as to entertain.... The reader really connects."
-Washington Post Book World

"Will keep you up nights, engrossed and charged with adrenaline."
-People

"No one writes better mystery suspense novels than Scott Turow."
-Los Angeles Times

"Riveting...first-rate and deserves every reader it gets."
-USA Today

"Crafted...compelling."
-Chicago Sun-Times

"Vivid passion...unforgettable characters...hotter than a Texas July...personal, eloquent...finely written, informative, and engrossing."
-Dallas Morning News

"Turow is worthy to be ranked with Dashiell Hammett or Raymond Chandler."
-New York Times Book Review

"Matches Anatomy of a Murder in its intensity and verisimilitude...grittily realistic...insightful characterizations...may become a literary crime classic."
-Publishers Weekly

"Gripping...engrossing."
-Houston Post

"Turow is unequalled in portraying the intricacies and duplicities of the law."
-Detroit News

"A natural storyteller's genius...a terrific read."
-New York Post

"Sizzles...tense, twisty...for once genuinely pairs the words 'courtroom' and 'drama.'"
-Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Exciting.... There ought to be a prize. Turow ranks with that very special group of authors-Jane Austen, Tolstoy, Rex Stout, among others-who, by knowing how to hold our attention, have caused more sleepless nights than caffeine."
-Vogue

"An uncommonly skilled writer, and an uncommonly eloquent one."
-Christian Science Monitor

"A joy to read...a true crime classic."
-Milwaukee Sentinel

"Much more than a whodunit...memorable players crowd Turow's pages."
-Vanity Fair

"Beyond a shadow of a doubt a brilliant novelist."
-Atlanta Journal & Constitution

"Meaty to the end.... The pulsing, carnal appeal is irresistible."
-Glamour

"A killer thriller...probes with such insight and inside info that it gets-and stays-under your skin."
-Self

"Turow's novels are not quite entertainments. They transcend their genre. They are literature that will last."
-George F. Will, "The Last Word," Newsweek

"Superbly crafted, wonderfully written...high drama and suspense.... Scenes crackle with the amazing interactions of complex, fascinating characters...absolutely first rate...a great book."
-Library Journal

"Everything you heard is true...genuine, classy, four-star suspense, but also a dark, troubling murder-mystery, rich in character and psychology and pathos.... Several genres at their best-gritty city-government exposé, zesty courtroom strategy, sexy/sincere midlife crisis, Agatha Christie twister-and deserves the vast popular audience it's sure to find as book and film."
-Kirkus Reviews