BOOK TALK Presumed Innocent By Scott Turow Year

BOOK TALK Presumed Innocent By: Scott Turow

�Year of publication: 1987 �Number �Genre: of pages: 421 Mystery �Setting: Kindle County �Timeframe: Around the 1980’s

Summary �After Carolyn Polhemus was brutally killed, speculations of who was the killer start to rise. Evidence that implicates Rusty for the killing is found and so the court drama begins. Rusty is fired from his prosecution job and his marriage gets worse when his wife finds that he had an affair with Carolyn. The judge dismisses the case saying that evidence lacks but he made this decision due to the fact that he was afraid of the information that will come out if Rusty was found Guilty. In the end, Rusty puts the case together and discovers who was the real killer but decides to keep it a secret.

Description of main character �Rozat “Rusty” Sabich is the main character and he is the chief deputy prosecutor for Kindle County. After the death of Carolyn Polhemus(a women who he had an affair with)Rusty is considered to be guilty for her death. All of this caused for him to lose his reputation. In the end there is not enough evidence to prove that he killed her and so Rusty decides to move somewhere else, with a secret that he’ll keep forever.

Description of antagonist �The antagonist of this story is Nico Della “Delay” Guardia. He leads the prosecution and is one of Rusty’s biggest rival. Delay wants Rusty to be found guilty and finds serious evidence like calls from Rusty’s house to Carolyn on the day of her murder. Delay is not able to convince the judge that Rusty is guilty and so he loses his case.

Themes �Death �Jealousy �Competition �Lying �Accusation �Betrayal �Law �Love �Loyalty �Politics �Obsession

Favorite part of the book �My favorite part in the book was the end because here was where everything came together and I was able to find out who the real killer was. I was very surprised when I found out who it was and I had not expected this. The end helped me to understand the book better and it was a really good thriller.

Why I would recommend the book �I would recommend this book because it has many surprises and unlike many mystery books, there is no foreshadowing of who the real killer was. This book has a lot of themes and it even includes some humor. For people that like shows like Criminal Mind and CSI, this would be a great book to read. And for people that don’t like those types of shows, they should give this book a try because it is a great thriller.

Personal connection �I had never read a book like this and so when I had the chance to pick a book, I searched for something different and found Presumed Innocent. Even though I have no personal connection to this book, I found it very interesting and it is probably one of the best books I’ve read this year. I recommend it to every one who wants something new.