The Laws of Our Fathers - Hardcover

Turow, Scott

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374184232 ISBN 13: 9780374184230

Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1996

Synopsis

"Turow takes his time with his books: one every three years . . . spectacularly worth the wait." -- starred, "Publishers Weekly"
"The undisputed king of contemporary legal intrigue offers a sumptuous triple-decker." -- starred, "Kirkus Reviews"
* A "New York Times" Bestseller * Literary Guild Main Selection
A drive-by shooting of an aging white woman at a gang-plagued housing project sets Turow's latest novel in motion. In the ensuing trial, a group of personalities who first met during the upheavals of the 60s reconvene in the courtroom of Sonia "Sonny" Klonsky. Once again, Turow reveals, as no other writer can, how the law and its mysterious rituals intersect with real life.

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Review:

"Spectacularly worth the wait... Turow's grasp of the revolutionary fervor of the '60s and how it has later calmed into rueful, if still compassionate, acceptance, is masterly." --Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

"The undisputed king of contemporary legal intrigue ... offers a sumptuous triple-decker." --Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

"Turow's most ambitious novel yet." --The New York Times

Book Description:

The classic legal thriller from the master of the genre

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0374184232
• ISBN 13: 9780374184230
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 533