Testimony

De: Scott Turow

Narrado por: Wayne Pyle

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

At the age of 50, 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 10 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 determine 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.

©2017 Scott Turow (P)2017 Hachette Audio

Wow

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

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.

historic nivek

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

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.

loved this book.

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

Disappointing.

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

Very poor narrator

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

You may want to read this in print or on Kindle, but do NOT get the audio version. For a best-selling author, you'd think they could hire a competent narrator. Pyle cannot do foreign accents, which is a problem since major characters have British, Australian, and Indonesian accents. All of these accents (and many more that he butchers) are ludicrous. Turow's characters are two-dimensional to begin with; with atrocious accents, it's almost impossible to take them seriously. Pyle also can't pronounce French, and he is under the impression that Nantes and Bruges are two-syllable words. It was excruciating to listen to this recording.

Testimony was Terrific

This was a terrific story with some amazing characters superbly intertwined into this story. I loved the performance especially with the various accents of the characters!