Innocent

De: Scott Turow

Narrado por: Edward Herrmann

In this sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Presumed Innocent, Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto who are, once again, twenty years later, pitted against each other in a riveting psychological match after the mysterious death of Rusty's wife.

When Sabich, now sixty years old and the chief judge of an appellate court, finds his wife Barbara dead under mysterious circumstances, Molto accuses him of murder for the second time, setting into motion a trial that is vintage Turow—the courtroom at its most taut and explosive.

With his characteristic insight into both the dark truths of the human psyche and the dense intricacies of the criminal justice system, Scott Turow proves once again that some books simply compel us to read late into the night, desperate to know who did it.

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice

Love Lost and Found

Absolutely fabulous! I just made it last because I didn’t want it to end. I lived it!

Probably Turow's Best Yet

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

Turow is just a brilliant writer and he understands the human condition. You don't have to have any legal training to feel his passion and his ability to comment on things we all have pondered in the past.

Who was your favorite character and why?

It had to be Rusty but the character development for all in the book was just phenomenal.

Which character – as performed by Edward Hermann and Orlagh Cassidy – was your favorite?

Probably Tommy. It was interesting how this old prosecutor had changed over the years and I thought Turow made a wonderful example of his integrity.

Any additional comments?

It's difficult to quit listening to as the plot development always leaves one to start second guessing their preconceived conclusions. This is one of the very best books I have listened to and Edward Hermann is just fantastic.

Engrossing and well read but.....

More contrived than intricate
The legal twists were fascinating, the human behavior- not so much

Awesome Narration

A narrator can make or break a book. Edward Herrmann is a narrator worth following! No sissy-baby girl voices for females, no exaggerated man voices. Very very easy on the ears for a 2000+ mile drive! Scott Turow’s book was interesting, twisty and had good lessons in it. I recommend this book.

If you loved Presumed Innocent, I have no doubt you’ll love Innocent. Jump. It will satiate you.

For all those who say Innocent is not as good as Presumed Innocent, it’s too easy to forget what a high bar that is for almost everyone reading this book. Nonetheless, I disagree with that assessment. It is a different book. It has four narrators: Rusty, his son Nat, Tommy Molto – who gets a whole new, humanizing, look – and Anna, a likable, sympathetic character with a complex role. Sandy Stern still plays a lead role, but he is less of a star than in Presumed. (This fact alone might have discouraged me from reading this book, but I’m glad it didn’t.) Yes, Rusty is older, but he is the exact same character you knew. The writing, something perhaps too easily overlooked in such a good story, is such a pleasure to read that it astonishes. Turow’s prose is as good or better than in PI, but either way is immediately familiar in the best sense. And I found the ending unquestionably more satisfying than the ending in Presumed Innocent. While Turow is never going to wrap things up in an (unrealistic and unbelievable) Happily-Ever-After-Walk-Into-the-Sunset ending, the ending of Innocent left me far more settled than Presumed Innocent did. Like I had finished a really excellent nine course meal, down to the perfectly rich desert and lulling after-dinner drink, and could walk away perfectly sated; a feeling I did not come close to having after Presumed.

I don’t feel the hesitation some seem to have in recommending this book wholeheartedly. So again, if you loved Presumed Innocent, don’t hesitate. You won’t mourn that the characters have gotten older. They haven’t fundamentally changed. If you loved Presumed Innocent, I have no doubt you’ll love Innocent. Jump. It will satiate you.
**I must note that some reviews suggest that the mystery or twist is how the death of Barbara occurred, but that is not the twist, so do not be put off by thinking that’s much of an issue, or that you’ve somehow tripped on a spoiler.