Testimony

De: Scott Turow

Narrado por: Wayne Pyle

Scott Turow, #1 New York Times bestselling author and "one of the major writers in America" (NPR), returns with a page-turning legal thriller about an American prosecutor's investigation of a refugee camp's mystifying disappearance.

At the age of fifty, former prosecutor Bill ten Boom has walked out on everything he thought was important to him: his law career, his wife, Kindle County, even his country. Still, when he is tapped by the International Criminal Court--an organization charged with prosecuting crimes against humanity--he feels drawn to what will become the most elusive case of his career. Over ten years ago, in the apocalyptic chaos following the Bosnian war, an entire Roma refugee camp vanished. Now for the first time, a witness has stepped forward: Ferko Rincic claims that armed men marched the camp's Gypsy residents to a cave in the middle of the night--and then with a hand grenade set off an avalanche, burying 400 people alive. Only Ferko survived.

Boom's task is to examine Ferko's claims and determinine who might have massacred the Roma. His investigation takes him from the International Criminal Court's base in Holland to the cities and villages of Bosnia and secret meetings in Washington, DC, as Boom sorts through a host of suspects, ranging from Serb paramilitaries, to organized crime gangs, to the US government itself, while also maneuvering among the alliances and treacheries of those connected to the case: Layton Merriwell, a disgraced US major general desperate to salvage his reputation; Sergeant Major Atilla Doby,a vital cog in American military operations near the camp at the time of the Roma's disappearance; Laza Kajevic, the brutal former leader of the Bosnian Serbs; Esma Czarni, Ferko's alluring barrister; and of course, Ferko himself, on whose testimony the entire case rests-and who may know more than he's telling.

A master of the legal thriller, Scott Turow has returned with his most irresistibly confounding and satisfying novel yet.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"This is at once a thriller, a story of middle-aged angst, an exposition of international law and an exploration of an intensely serious and very nasty episode in recent history...admirable and important."—New York Times Book Review

"The real pleasure of the new novel lies not so much in solving the mystery of the massacre as in watching Turow knock down assumption after assumption made by Boom--and the reader. In fact, I can't think of another novel in which so many givens end up being exposed as either honest mistakes or outright lies. TESTIMONY is a tour de force of collapsing perceptions."—Washington Post

"The master of the courtroom drama, Scott Turow's latest legal thriller goes international and is a page turner not to be missed!"—Daniel Silva, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Black Widow

"TESTIMONY is Scott Turow's most ambitious and complex work-which takes us from the gritty familiarity of his beloved Kindle County into a mysterious world of international intrigue. It's the best kind of thriller, which stimulates the mind as well as thrilling the heart."—Jeffrey Toobin, New York Times bestselling author of American Heiress

"A compelling story, told with Turow's usual ease, authority and understated humor."—Chicago Tribune

"Turow's lively prose and terrific cast of supporting characters make TESTIMONYone for the beach bag...This is a guy who knows what he's doing: Turow has been crafting intricate, best-selling legal thrillers dating back to his blockbuster wifedunit, Presumed Innocent (30 years ago!)."—USA Today

"Scott Turow writes with zest and authority about the inner workings of the law...TESTIMONY unfolds in highly descriptive prose and is sprinkled with colorful characters."—Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Turow applies the same storytelling magic to the ICC that has drawn scores of readers into his Kindle County courtrooms, weaving fascinating details about the challenges of prosecuting war crimes into a suspenseful story of redemption and the complexities of justice."—Booklist

"Follows twists and turns, shifting alliances, and a near-fatal confrontation... [TESTIMONY] is exciting and consistent with Turow's prior novels."—The Missourian

"A complex and haunting tale of war crimes that will not only satisfy his courtroom drama devotees but also readers of international thrillers."—Library Journal

"Bestseller Turow (Identical) movingly evokes the horrors of the Balkan wars in this gripping thriller."—Publishers Weekly

"TESTIMONY is an absolutely crackerjack read, and again leaves us wishing that Turow would haul out his typewriter a tad more often."—Winnipeg Free Press

"A thriller yarn with many twists and turns."—Chicago Sun-Times

very good

I enjoyed this book, the narrator was great and I recommend it to everyone. thanks

Wonderful Scott - so talented

Classic Scott Turow he captures your attention until the very end. He writes so well. I listened to this on Audiobook and it just enhances the experience. Make sure to read his books in order as it will make the experience much better.

Atilla ... the amazing character

This won't be a retelling of the story as there are plenty of good ones out there already.

As fascinating (if war can be fascinating) as the plot, military and government shenanigans, mostly foreign setting, International Court, etc. were, the one thing I have to mention was his character "Atilla." I read probably way too much for my own good, but of all the characters I've come across, Atilla in this book is a classic. Her self-description is priceless. Esma was as uninspired as Atilla was the opposite.

And the narrator! Wow. I will be looking for him as well. He has that tenor sort of voice, if that is the right descriptor for the tone, that I so enjoy.

Thanks for an entertaining and informative several hours.

Disappointing.

Story line was interesting. The droning on about gratuitous sex and relationships unnecessary to the plot.

loved this book.

held interest...was very detailed.sorry it ended. even though fiction it felt like it was true right from headlines

Wow

loved it and did not want it to end. characters are perfect and real. well done Turow

historic nivek

quite a .multifaceted story woven together. a bit far fetched at times but told well

a good but complicated story

this story takes place in bosnia after the war there and involves atrocities and deceit and international diplomacy. it held my interest and I enjoyed it.

Integrity

As always I found everything here I was looking for, which probably means I missed a lot. Turow's rigorous legal perspective to a riveting tale under extreme conditions that persist in the world offers rich texture to the principles and humanity that drive culture today. No character is a caricature and even the absolutes are situational. And, at the end of the day all we can do is try to do good and maybe we'll even find love. There's a lot of integrity here, by which I mean that paying attention to what the author believes will help you live a better life. The last chapter set up a parallel that I didn't expect, so now I'm tempted to listen to it all over again!

The Aussie accent!

Enjoyed the story line and the characters and fair to say that if I had read it I would have rated it a 4 but when the author said at the end that the narrator had been coached in an Australian accent I choked on my coffee! Not sure which nationality did the coaching - an Italian maybe?