It is hard to believe how many years after “Presumed Innocent” this is written. It is very clever how the two books are tied together. This book gives good trial details without being overwhelming.

Worst Turow has ever done. Maybe he's just too old but he either needs to go back to writer school or change careers to preacher. At least 50% too many boring, rambling pages.

Too long.

If you can get past the constant bombardment of racism and sociodemographic stereotyping in the author’s “style”, I suspect this is a great read. However, there comes a point where it becomes nauseating and I find myself rolling my eyes, mostly because while the author most likely thinks he’s taking a morally superior righteous stance, it can easily be perceived that he is the guilty party to such societal taboos. (Shooting one’s seIf in the foot) I get it. This technique is not meant to be a reflection of the author, but merely to drive a point home that he deems relevant to the story, but frequency and lengths to which he carries it is completely unnecessary and unintentionally, I would hope, offensive to certain groups of people he deems oppressed. I don’t appreciate it and found myself thinking, “here we go again. What offensive stereotype is he throwing out now” throughout the book. I would hope that this is an anomaly applicable to this particular book, but I suspect that’s not the case. Had I read a review as such, I probably would have passed on the book.

4/5 stars Good finish to the triad of Rusty stories. Enjoyed the read. Hal R - Troy MI

Like Presumed Innocent, this murder and trial story keeps the reader guessing. And it’s so well done. No obvious segways or clumsy details. Really hard to put down once the legal drama unfolds.

An intertwined story which leads you to a tense courtroom trial with a surprising ending. Fast moving, this is one of those books you want to keep reading no matter how late the night is….

Fascinating, kept me wanting to continue reading late into the night. You know the writer was a former lawyer by the way he meticulously dissects the details of the crime. The writer can occasionally provide too much detail, which slowed the booked down in my mind. So many twists and great development of all the characters in the book. Highly recommended

Great story.

I enjoyed reading this outstanding book and could not wait to find out what really happened to Mae. As always, the ending was a real treat. The characters are so well developed and interesting, with all our human flaws and imperfections. I could literally feel Bea’s pain, and Rusty’s suspicions- his thoughts tainted by his first wife’s retribution (Presumed Innocent). The author’s book One L still terrifies first year Harvard law school students. His book might have improved conditions for future students.