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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 . . .

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A legal thriller classic from a master of the genre. The explosive case of a drive-by shooting of a politician's ex-wife reunites an unlikely group of men and women who first bonded in the revolutionary fires of the 1960s to show a once-crusading female judge just how devastating a single wrong decision can be. 'Moving, compelling, wonderfully colourful' New Tork Times.

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'Splendid . . . gripping and profound . . . Turow is in a category of his own' San Francisco Chronicle 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 . . .'Enthralling' Time 'Absorbing . . . ambitious' Wall Street Journal 'Admirable in its ambition and emotional depth' People

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'Splendid . . . gripping and profound . . . Turow is in a category of his own' San Francisco Chronicle 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 . . . 'Enthralling' Time 'Absorbing . . . ambitious' Wall Street Journal 'Admirable in its ambition and emotional depth' People

Author Biography

Scott Turow is the world-famous author of several bestselling novels about the law, from Presumed Innocent to Reversible Errors, as well as the wartime thriller Ordinary Heroes. He has also written an examination of the death penalty, Ultimate Punishment. He lives with his family outside Chicago, where he is a partner in the international law firm of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal.

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Moving . . . compelling . . . wonderfully colourful. * New York Times *
Turow is in a category of his own. * San Francisco Chronicle *

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The classic legal thriller from the master of the genre.

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Moving . . . compelling . . . wonderfully colourful.

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The classic legal thriller from the master of the genre.

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