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Thriller · 2022 · PG-13

Suspect

by Scott Turow

A police chief is accused of rape — and the defense attorney starts to believe he might be guilty

A Times, Express and Daily Mail Book of the Year 2022 The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Presumed Innocent returns with a riveting legal thriller in which a reckless private detective is embroiled in a fraught police scandal Lucia Gomez is a female police chief in a man's world and she's walked a fine line to succeed at the top. Now a trio of police officers in Kindle County have accused her of soliciting sex for promotions and she's in deep. Rik Dudek is an attorney and old friend of Lucia's. He's the only one she can trust, but he's never had a headline criminal case. This ugly smea

For14+GenreThrillerLength400 pagesRead time~10.5 hours

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Violence

Some

Rape accusation investigation; confrontations

Language

Some

Moderate profanity

Sexual Content

Some

Sexual assault as central case

Substance Use

Barely any

Moderate alcohol use

Emotional Intensity

A lot

Moral ambiguity about defendant's guilt; justice system's imperfections

What this book is about

A standalone Scott Turow legal thriller (2022) in which Pinky Granum, a newly licensed private investigator and defense-attorney aide, is tasked with investigating the rape accusation against Kindle County Police Chief Clarice Rubino. As Pinky digs deeper, she finds evidence that complicates her initial assumptions. Features Turow's morally complex approach to the legal system.

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Rape accusation and investigation

Sexual content

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