Presumed Innocent

Scott Turow

Literature – Published in 1987, this novel remains a literary page-turner – a murder mystery/courtroom drama in which the prose swoops and soars to reveal the heights and depths of the human heart. No mere paperback thriller here: “In me, some human commodity is lacking. And we can only be who we can be. I have my own history; memories; the unsolved maze of my own self, where I am so often lost. I hear Barbara’s inner clamor; I understand her need. But I can answer only with stillness and lament. Too much of me – too much! – must be preserved for the monumental task of being Rusty.”