Scott Turow Books

Years have passed since I stood accused of murdering Carolyn Polhemus, a woman who was both my colleague and my illicit lover. Those events, chronicled in *Presumed Innocent*, never truly faded; they left stains on my marriage, my career, and the public’s memory of me. As Turow begins this new chapt...

From Presumed Guilty

Sonia Klonsky’s death is both mysterious and cruel. When her body is discovered, the community mourns a celebrated artist, but almost immediately suspicion falls on me. The reasons are familiar—my intimate relationship with her, whispers of volatility, and, most damningly, my past. Turow captures th...

From Presumed Guilty

Rusty Sabich begins his tale as if he were guiding us through familiar territory—a prosecutor handling another homicide, methodical and composed. The victim, Carolyn Polhemus, once shared not only his professional space but his most private moments. She was ambitious, magnetic, and intricate, someon...

From Presumed Innocent

When the courtroom proceedings begin, the perspective narrows to the claustrophobic intensity of trial life. Rusty, once equipped with the poise of a prosecutor, is now stripped bare as a defendant. His attorney, Sandy Stern, becomes a kind of philosopher of the courtroom—a man who understands that ...

From Presumed Innocent