Scott Turow is the author of many bestselling works of fiction, including Testimony, Identical, Innocent, Presumed Innocent, and The Burden of Proof, and two nonfiction books, including One L, about his experience as a law student. His books have been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than thirty million copies worldwide, and have been adapted into movies and television projects. He has frequently contributed essays and op-ed pieces to publications such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, the New Yorker, and the Atlantic
"The Last Trial will leave you turning page after page in
suspense."--Long Island Weekly
"The Last Trial deserves a place atop the legal-thriller genre . .
. no one connects parallels quite like Turow, and he injects them
into his books with high frequency . . . sheer bliss for the reader
with the horsepower to recognize and savor a piece of classic
fiction."--Washington Independent Review of Books
"The Last Trial is another excellent courtroom drama by a proven
master of the legal thriller . . . Turow is smart enough to stick
to what he does best -- a solid legal thriller with a page-turning
story, an excellent main character, and fresh insight into subject
matter that extends naturally from the trial at the center of the
novel."--New York Journal of Books
"The Last Trial weds a page-turner urgency to the authentic trial
expertise that served Turow through nine years as an assistant U.S.
attorney and another 34 as a pro bono defense lawyer."--Naples
Daily News
"[The Last Trial] features great characterization . . . and a knack
for explaining while entertaining."--Florida Keys Weekly
"[The Last Trial] gains timely depth through its discussion of
thorny moral issues . . . Strongly felt."--Kirkus
"[Scott Turow] has not lost his edge."--Financial Times
"A fascinating portrait of friendship tested and revealed, as well
as a pitch-perfect courtroom thriller."--CrimeReads
"A timely, whip-smart legal thriller about aging, justice, and what
we owe the people we love."--AARP
"Amazingly instructive . . . amid all the heavy-duty learning,
Turow treats us to one chapter that is as darkly comic as anything
he has written. Check it out."--Toronto Star
"Highly suspenseful . . . Everyone wants to see Stern wrap up his
career with a win -- but Turow has surprises and roadblocks up his
literary sleeve that will make this very difficult. As a character,
Stern really does go out with a bang."--Book Reporter
"In this meticulously devised courtroom drama, rich with character
detail, Turow again demonstrates what he does best: roll out a
complex, keenly observed legal case yet save a boatload of
surprises for its ending. And make it personal."--New York
Times
"In Turow's latest work of fiction The Last Trial, there are legal
turns aplenty [and] several dollops of suspense . . . memorable,
intelligent, and ultimately humane."--Houston Press
"It is fitting that Sandy Stern, who has appeared in multiple Turow
novels, ends his career in this extraordinary literary
accomplishment. The novel's ruminations on retirement and the
practice of law are thoughtful and heartfelt."--Illinois Times
"No one tells this sort of story better than Turow. No one has
illuminated the human side of the legal profession with such
precision and care. The Last Trial is Scott Turow at his best and
most ambitious. He has elevated the genre once again."--Washington
Post
"One of the major writers in America."--NPR
"Scott Turow set the gold standard for the modern legal thriller .
. . A valedictory-tinged work."--Wall Street Journal
"Scott Turow [is] arguably the godfather of the modern legal
thriller . . . Seasoned pro that he is, Turow ratchet[s] up the
tension while considering the implications of deceit, finance, Big
Pharma and the physical and mental trials of aging."--Seattle
Times
"Since Presumed Innocent rocked the publishing world, Scott Turow
has cemented his status as a writer with few peers in any genre.
Now the master is back with a brilliant courtroom chess match that
shows us the human quotient in all its rot and virtue. The Last
Trial is a first class legal thriller."--David Baldacci, #1 New
York Times bestselling author
"The master of the courtroom drama."--Daniel Silva, #1 New York
Times bestselling author
"The richness of The Last Trial extends beyond the courtroom scenes
which on their own compel attention . . . Turow's prose, smart and
straightforward without affectation, achieves elegance in its
impassioned commitment to our judicial way of life."--WSHU Public
Radio
"This is thriller writing of the highest order, at once a brilliant
character study and superb exploration of the nature, and relative
merits, of the truth."--Providence Journal
"This legal mystery tells a fascinating story smoothly and
compellingly . . . Turow has a gift for portraying what could be
boring courtroom procedurals as gripping dramas . . . A truly
terrific read."--Forbes
"Turow has a gift for transforming issues of the day into riveting,
suspenseful courtroom thrillers . . . Tension mounts in Turow's
courtroom as deft legal maneuvering propels the
suspense."--National Book Review
"Turow has established the gold standard for legal thrillers for
decades, and he delivers another bar-raising example of his talent
here, with his signature absorbing legal details, cerebral
suspense, and fascinatingly flawed characters all on full
view."--Booklist, Starred Review
"Turow has long proven to be one of the top legal thriller
novelists in the game."--The Real Book Spy
"Turow is good, like, really good, and his works are quite cerebral
for the genre, primarily set in the courtroom."--Winnipeg Free
Press
"Turow takes care to demystify cancer research and the FDA approval
process, along with a tutorial on the restrictions imposed on the
stock deals of company officers. But beyond medical and financial
ethics, Turow takes on complicated relationships."--Mystery Scene
magazine
"Turow takes readers into the courtroom with Sandy Stern one last
time. Pacing in front of the jury box with him, we experience both
celebration and mourning."--The Big Thrill
"Turow writes like a dream [with] revelations and surprises aplenty
. . . Though the trial is center stage, it will be Turow's
characters who linger in the mind."--Chicago Tribune
"Twisty . . . a page-turner that makes a trial centered on fraud
and insider trading fascinating. Turow remains in a class of his
own in conveying the subtleties of criminal defense work while also
entertaining his readers."--Publishers Weekly
"You won't want to put this book down . . . a fascinating legal
thriller."--Red Carpet Crash
"We are glad that The Last Trial is not the last word from one of
the great authors of our times, Scott Turow." --CBA Record
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