Innocent

De: Scott Turow

Narrado por: Edward Herrmann, Orlagh Cassidy

The sequel to the genre-defining, landmark best seller Presumed Innocent, Innocent continues the story of Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto who are, once again, 20 years later, pitted against each other in a riveting psychological match after the mysterious death of Rusty's wife.

Rusty is the prime suspect. Reunited with his charismatic lawyer Sandy Stern, he will do anything to convince his beloved son, Nat, of his innocence. But what is he hiding?

In an explosive trial which will expose lies, jealousy, revenge, corruption, and the darker side of human nature, Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto will battle it out to finally discover the real meaning of truth, and of justice.

©2010 Scott Turow (P)2010 Hachette

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Mesmerizing prose and intricate plotting lift Turow's superlative legal thriller, his best novel since his bestselling debut, Presumed Innocent....Once again, Turow displays an uncanny ability for making the passions and contradictions of his main characters accessible and understandable." (Publishers Weekly)

Great Storyline and Narration

I’m a big fan of both narrators.
It’s the first time I have heard a book by Scott Turow. The story and characters were believable and I was caught up in it from the beginning. As the story progresses you will wonder if Rusty is guilty or not. I’m not giving the plot away.
I would recommend this book to anyone wanting a good plot line and believable characters.

Great retwist on an old story

What made the experience of listening to Innocent the most enjoyable?

I was pleasantly lead by the not so obvious red herrings in the story, and enjoyed how the real story emerged behind them. Its one of those books that will make you say, of course in hindsight its not so impossible to believe.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Innocent?

The realization of the sacrifice that rusty sabich was willing to make for his less than perfect spouse and how he used his moral scale to determine that. Well thought out.

Have you listened to any of Edward Hermann and Orlagh Cassidy ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have, and I continue to enjoy the both.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Depends on the time of year. If your live in a northern clime, and its wintery and snowy, and you have a nice fire going, and your dog and wife (and perhaps children, though they arent quite as patient), you could make a very nice long evening out of this read. A little port or brandy and some appropriate snacks could make for a very nice home entertainment instead of TV.

Any additional comments?

This book is a great example of why audiobooks are fun.My wife and I like mysteries and cuddling, so if its the right time of year, its a very pleasing way to share time together, especially since we are amateur sleuths and can discuss the reasons for our conclusions long before the real ending is out there..

Excellent

Great story and characters. Read Presumed Innocent first! I plan to listen to all his books

Scott Turow always worth my time

Edward Herrman is incredible. I could listen to him all day. I just did! The perfect narrator.

Enjoyed the Courtroom Drama

Enjoyed courtroom drama coaster ride with its twist and turns. Will keep you hooked until you turn the last page.

Disappointing but not terribly so.

The author writes well, no doubt about it. However, the story could have gone in a variety of more interesting ways to add mystery and more drama. Was expecting/hoping for more twists and turns.

Full disclosure, the technique of using multiple voices, each main character speaking in the first person, is something I find irritating and at times confusing and not a worthwhile effect. To me it causes an unnecessary cognitive shift to the listening/reading that serves no purpose.

A more minor irritation is the use of the frustrating technique of; when reading email conversations, the use of citing the email date, address, etc multiple times during the conversation. It is maddening to hear 3-4 exchanges always prefaced by the complete email address, date stamp, time, etc. Why????

I definitely could have gone without the last hour and a half. To me it was a hashing of what one already knew/suspected. There was just no need for 75% of the last chapter. I had so hoped that that hour and 18 minutes was going to be a big reveal, and "OMG, what a great twist!". I will admit that the authors superlative dialogue and character development kept me involved in the story, yet I was always waiting for that mysterious twist, the "Oh I never would have though of that..."

The courtroom scenes were well done, the lawyers on both sides intriguing , dialogue, tone deportment were well served by Herrmann's narration. Cassidy's narration good but with less differentiation between the multiple characters than Herrmann's. If it was not for Herrmann's role, I don't think I could have finished this book.

This, obviously, is my own opinion and quite possibly obtuse to many. Is the book worth listening to, definitely. Is it worth buying or using a "credit"... not to me.

A True "Sequel"

Don't expect ENTIRELY different characters or plot line. I strongly recommend the original book FIRST.

"Innocent" DID keep ME wondering, until the very end "who-done-it." (I'm a terrible detective.)

As for courtroom drama: 1) At least a HALF of the the book is PURE courtroom or the "behind the scenes".
2) Turrow WAS a high ranking attorney thus his keen observations of courtroom behavior ring true and are *precisely* what we courtroom drama lovers crave.

The gripe: "Too much 'side story'" begs the question, doesn't a novel NEED developed characters? (Esp. other possible murderers?)

My ONE beef (I RARELY complain about narrators) is that while EVERYONE ELSE sounds fine and identifiable, there is NO change in tone one BIT (that I can hear) for "the son" which leads to confusion with the father (if not listening closely for journal type headings.) I think the director expected a SON should SOUND just like his dad (ALL voices are very distinct, I've never heard a kid sound JUST like his older father.) So just THAT narration was poorly directed. Still, you get over it (Just listen for the journal type notes on who is talking now).

The editing (no mouth sounds) is great.

While a 2nd female narrator is advertised, she gets minimal speaking time compared to the male voice.
Many nasty posts likely by other book companies hoping to cause, uh... "reasonable doubt", which is why they come out quickly after the book is released and are brief as they have other books to slam at work). THEY seldom explain WHAT was SO bad! Others just dislike a book but they tend say WHY. No accounting for taste.. "Esp. bad taste" - a cute rejoinder as it can cut BOTH ways.)

Rely on the STARS given (since most don't WRITE reviews) AND then the more thorough reviews.

Innocent

I read Presumed Innocent so long ago that I can't really compare the two. I think Presumed Innocent was better though. This one was pretty darn good. A real page turner. I read it (listened to it) in two days almost non stop.

good follow up

I couldn't stop listening to this book! I would have given it 5 stars, but I guess I was just a wee bit disappointed in the ending. Somehow I was looking for something a little more surprising or in your face... like the end of the first book, Presumed Innocent. Also, one of the reasons I loved this one was because I did read Presumed Innocent recently enough to remember what happened at the end... how Rusty's wife was involved there. I felt her secret should have or would have been exposed somehow. I guess I was disappointed that it wasn't. And if you hadn't read book #1 , I know you could really like this book, but I'm not sure you could love it without book #1. Both of these may not be reasons to take off one star, but somehow that ending just marred it a bit for me. Otherwise, very compelling and interesting!

Too many twists and turns.

Well written and well narrated. At times I felt that there are too many twists and turns in the story but nicely interwoven.