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The Laws of Our Fathers
Author: Scott Turow
Book Information
Publisher: Warner Vision
Book Type: Paperback
Rating: 66
ISBN-13: 9780446604406 - ISBN-10: 0446604402
Pages: 832

Book Description:
In Judge Sonia "Sonny" Klonsky's courtroom a black man is being tried for the murder of an elderly white woman, the wife of a state senator. It is a bench trial--there is no jury--the prosecution and defense present the case directly to the judge. However, the situation is complicated because the Senator, the defense attorney, the judge, and a covering reporter, are acquaintances from the 1960s, with private ties that may have no place in a controversial case. As the trial unfolds, Turow delves into the personal familial relationships of his primary players, creating a complex emotional novel coupled with a thrilling courtroom drama.

Turow takes his time with his books: one every three years . . . spectacularly worth the wait. starred, Publishers Weekly

The undisputed king of contemporary legal intrigue offers a sumptuous triple-decker. starred, Kirkus Reviews

* A New York Times Bestseller
* Literary Guild Main Selection
* Doubleday Book Club Main Selection
* Mystery Book Club Main Selection

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Geri R. (capecodder) from EDGEWATER, FL wrote on 4/1/2007...


Great courtroom thriller about a drive-by shooting in a drug-plagued housing project. The explosive case reunits a group of men and women who bonded in the revolutionary fires of the 1960's.

Amy R. (pauli) from FISHERS, IN wrote on 3/23/2007...


It was another drive-by shooting in one of Kindle County's most drug-plagued housing projects--but the victim was the ex-wife of a politician. Now this explosive case is about to reunite an unlikely group of men and women who first bonded in the revolutionary fires of the 1960s, and show a once-crusading female judge, driven by both her fears and her courage, just how devastating a single wrong choice can be.
-from the cover

Angie A. from LAMONT, IA wrote on 2/19/2007...


Very good legal thriller

Victoria P. (Novella) from ROCKFORD, IL wrote on 10/26/2006...


ANother Turow home run!

Cameron-Ashley H. (BigGreenChair) from LACEY, WA wrote on 10/24/2006...


Splendid..excellent..his best so far. Hair-raising courtroom thriller but also a nuanced story of crime and punishment . A main selection of the Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club.

Patsy R. from LEWISTON, ID wrote on 8/17/2006...


Excellent

Vicki D. from TWO HARBORS, MN wrote on 8/4/2006...


A story rooted in the turbulent Vietnam era with concequences in a 1995 murder case. Unusual flashbacks to the 1960's from 1995.

Teresa H. from MEMPHIS, TN wrote on 7/15/2006...


This book was gave to me and I have not read it, and figured someone else would love to have it.

Karen B. from BENTON CITY, WA wrote on 7/4/2006...


One of Turow's best.

Nancy W. (Boulderbookbabe) from BOULDER, CO wrote on 6/22/2006...


really interesting story with some of the usual cast of Turow characters


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