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

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.

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?

Less than I expected from Turow

I've read many of his books and have always enjoyed the stories and the characters. I appreciate how he weaves legal issues together. I like the change in setting to Europe and the interesting story. What I did NOT like was the unnecessary sex scenes and the character of Attila. He tried way too hard to create a foul-mouthed woman who appeared to have a masculine identity. Some of the sex scenes were clearly written from a male fantasy. Naturally the 55 year old main character is attracted to women 15+ years younger and of course they're highly attracted to him. Another male fantasy. Very disappointing!

Spellbinding

Love the twist and turns. Made me want to listen on and figure out the mystery. Thank you!

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.