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Violence
Some
Moderate violence — a murder and its investigation; the trial
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Some
Moderate — an extramarital affair; adult situations
Substance Use
None
No meaningful substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Rusty's guilt or innocence — the novel's great ambiguity; what his affair cost everyone; the prosecution of a prosecutor
What this book is about
Rusty Sabich is the chief deputy prosecuting attorney in a Midwestern city. When a female colleague he had been sleeping with is murdered, Rusty becomes the prime suspect. His prosecution requires him to reveal everything he would rather hide. Presumed Innocent is Scott Turow's debut — one of the great legal thrillers, establishing the unreliable narrator in the genre.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
A prosecutor accused of murdering his colleague and lover
An extramarital affair — adult content
The unreliable narrator — the novel's great ambiguity
Scott Turow standalone — established the modern legal thriller
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