"Provocative... Riveting.. You will turn the pages until dawn. And you will not be disappointed."

--Chicago Tribune

"Scott Turow’s second novel proves beyond any reasonable doubt that his hugely successful first was no fluke... His linear forebears are not the manufacturers of assembly-line entertainments but the likes of Theodore Dreiser and James Gould Cozzens... Surely nothing is more wholly accomplished in this fine novel than its exceptionally subtle, knowing exploration of the myriad ways in which a life can be reborn at any juncture in its course."

-- Washington Post Book World

This acclaimed novel shows us a man, Sandy Stern, the brilliant defense attorney from Presumed Innocent, facing an event so emotionally shattering that no part of his life is left untouched. It reveals a family caught in a maelstrom of hidden crimes, shocking secrets, and warring passions. And it will make you walk a tightrope with Sandy Stern between the commands of our ideals and the urges of the heart...all the way to a climax of profound and devastating revelations.

PART ONE

PART TWO