The Last Trial

De: Scott Turow

Narrado por: John Bedford Lloyd

Two formidable men collide in this "first-class legal thriller" and New York Times bestseller about a celebrated criminal defense lawyer and the prosecution of his lifelong friend -- a doctor accused of murder (David Baldacci).
At eighty-five years old, Alejandro "Sandy" Stern, a brilliant defense lawyer with his health failing but spirit intact, is on the brink of retirement. But when his old friend Dr. Kiril Pafko, a former Nobel Prize winner in Medicine, is faced with charges of insider trading, fraud, and murder, his entire life's work is put in jeopardy, and Stern decides to take on one last trial.
In a case that will be the defining coda to both men's accomplished lives, Stern probes beneath the surface of his friend's dazzling veneer as a distinguished cancer researcher. As the trial progresses, he will question everything he thought he knew about his friend. Despite Pafko's many failings, is he innocent of the terrible charges laid against him? How far will Stern go to save his friend, and -- no matter the trial's outcome -- will he ever know the truth?
Stern's duty to defend his client and his belief in the power of the judicial system both face a final, terrible test in the courtroom, where the evidence and reality are sometimes worlds apart.
Full of the deep insights into the spaces where the fragility of human nature and the justice system collide, Scott Turow's The Last Trial is a masterful legal thriller that unfolds in page-turning suspense -- and questions how we measure a life.

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"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

"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

"Scott Turow set the gold standard for the modern legal thriller . . . A valedictory-tinged work."—Wall Street Journal

"One of the major writers in America."—NPR

"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

"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

"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

"The master of the courtroom drama."—Daniel Silva, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"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

"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

"[The Last Trial] gains timely depth through its discussion of thorny moral issues . . . Strongly felt."—Kirkus

"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

"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

Disappointing

I don’t know if I am more disappointed in the story or the narrator. Both failed miserably. There really wasn’t much to the story, no plot twists,. And the narrator just droned on & on. What a sad way for Sandy’s final story to be presented.

Wanted it to be better

The basic plot intetested me. However the story never took off. A lot of legal explanations which would have been okay had the story moved faster.

Hung up on legalese

Not in the same class as the previous In this series which we’re great. Too bad

Well written, good lead character, dull story

Turow’s resurrection of Sandy Stern is welcome, and his protagonist remains fascinating. More world weary now, Stern still retains a youthful optimism that is engaging. The remaining characters are far less well developed, though, and the plot is not particularly interesting. The “twists” are largely predictable; the trial works out so dramatically well for the defendant that it is inconsistent with all but the absolute worst federal prosecutions in reality; and the courtroom observations are not quite keen enough. In the end, Stern seems remarkably gullible for one who has spent his life representing scoundrels. A good read, but perhaps not quite what was expected of Turow.

Detailed

This book shares many details about how the law works and how attorneys think. It is worth a read if one enjoys crime stories.