Presumed Guilty: Tales of the Public Defenders chronicles a year of trench warfare in jails, holding cells, courtrooms, law offices and police stations, revealing the criminal justice system as ...

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“Presumed Guilty,” the latest novel, is another gripping, emotionally charged legal thriller with small-town politics, racial injustice and captivating courtroom drama. Now in his ...

Turow’s new novel, “Presumed Guilty,” finds Rusty wiser and mellower. He has retired to a rural lakeside town and is planning to marry his new partner, Bea, a high school principal.