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	1 Turow, Scott Pleading Guilty Penguin 1994 0-14-023108-0 / 9780140231083 Paperback  Paperback in good condition.From Publishers WeeklyMurder, embezzlement, bookmaking, offshore banking, and the politics of a high-powered law firm supply varying shades of corruption as Turow ( Presumed Innocent ; The Burden of Proof ) returns to Kindle County in this wise, surefooted legal thriller. World-weary attorney Mack Malloy, 50-ish ex-cop and recovering alcoholic, is the protagonist and narrator. Despite humiliating annual pay cuts, Mack plods on at Gage & Griswell, nearing the end of his usefulness. When another partner in the firm disappears, along with several million dollars, Mack is assigned the difficult and potentially dangerous job of discreetly discovering his whereabouts. During a one-month time span, Mack dictates his account onto six tapes corresponding to the book's chapters. It is an engaging, street-wise narrative full of plain talk and homespun philosophy, as well as a candid account of the behind-the-scenes workings of a powerful law firm. Though every element of the novel is polished and professional, the charisma of Mack's narration is its triumph. Add that to a taut, twist-filled plot, expert pacing, colorful and well-rendered supporting characters, and an appealing whiff of larceny, and Turow surpasses Grisham hands down.  Price: 4.00 GBP Add to Shopping Cart
	2 Turow, Scott The Burden of Proof Penguin 1991 0-14-013863-3 / 9780140138634 Paperback  Paperback in average condition, spine creased with reading.From Publishers WeeklyCriminal defense lawyer Alejandro "Sandy" Stern copes with his wife's suicide, his three grown children and a government investigation of his brother-in-law's successful brokerage house. "Turow develops a complex, satisfyingplot, steeped in law and finance, that turns perhaps too often on coincidence but remains utterly faithful to its deeply probed characters,"Presumed Innocent was the fiction debut of the decade a magnetic work of suspense that earned Turow acclaim for his unparalleled storytelling gifts. Now, in a brilliant follow-up, Scott Turow stakes his claim as an American master, in a mesmerizing novel of law, family and deceit. Alejandro "Sandy" Stern the brilliant defense lawyer from Presumed Innocent comes home to discover that his wife of 30 years has committed suicide, leaving behind a web of mystery, money and guilt. While Stern hunts for answers, he is caught up in the threatened Federal prosecution of his most powerful and troublesome client his own brother-in-law. Now, after a life of success, Sandy Stern is a man in desperate need of many truths about his family, his uncertain future and the troubled legacy his wife left behind.  Price: 4.00 GBP Add to Shopping Cart