Reversible Errors

By: Scott Turow

Narrated by: J. R. Horne

Rommy "Squirrel" Gandolph is a Yellow Man, an inmate on death row for a 1991 triple murder in Kindle County. His slow progress toward certain execution is nearing completion when Arthur Raven, a corporate lawyer who is Rommy's reluctant court-appointed representative, receives word that another inmate may have new evidence that will exonerate Gandolph.

Arthur's opponent in the case is Muriel Wynn, Kindle County's formidable chief deputy prosecuting attorney, who is considering a run for her boss's job. Muriel and Larry Starczek, the original detective on the case, don't want to see Rommy escape a fate they long ago determined he deserved, for a host of reasons. Further complicating the situation is the fact that Gillian Sullivan, the judge who originally found Rommy guilty, is only recently out of prison herself, having served time for taking bribes.

Scott Turow's compelling, multi-dimensional characters take the reader into Kindle County's parallel yet intersecting worlds of police and small-time crooks, airline executives and sophisticated scammers--and lawyers of all stripes. No other writer offers such a convincing true-to-life picture of how the law and life interact, or such a profound understanding of what is at stake--personally, professionally, and morally--when the state holds the power to end a man's life.©2002 Scott Turow; (P)2002 Random House Inc., Random House Audio, a Division of Random House Inc.

Great story by a human writer.

I was going to say “flawed” writer, but we all are flawed and that’s one of the themes he explores brilliantly in this book. It’s just such a disappointment to pick up on some of his tendency towards racism and other biases that I thought I’d bring it up. It won’t bother everyone and the book is worth it. Excellent character development, intriguing plot, great unraveling of mystery, very entertaining. Also thought provoking about deep human issues. Almost a five - I’m curious now to listen to something he’s written in more recent years.

Just...okay

In my opinion these stories have too many characters and sometimes it's hard to remember who's who. Narrator was fine, sometimes it was hard to decipher if it's a female or male character speaking. Story wise, it was just okay.

Lawyerly and Literate

Nothing against Grisham, but this is the way to write a book about lawyers. Not only an engrossing plot, but real, thinking characters. The book also is read well. As good as Presumed Innocent--and that was a classic of this genre.

Reversible Errors

This book offers a very different perspective on our legal system. It is much more about the system than about the man who is rightly/wrongly sentenced to death row. It was captivating and I recommend it highly.

Brilliant

I can't decide who is better; the author or the narrator