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Violence
Barely any
Mild violence — a suicide; the investigation of a marriage
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Some
Moderate — adult situations; the marriage's hidden aspects
Substance Use
None
No meaningful substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The wife's hidden world — what Stern discovers; the gap between a marriage as lived and as understood; grief as investigation
What this book is about
Sandy Stern is one of the great defense attorneys in Kindle County — a private, successful man. When his wife kills herself without explanation, Stern is devastated and then driven to understand why. His investigation reveals a marriage he did not know and a world his wife had kept hidden. The Burden of Proof is Scott Turow's second novel — the defense attorney as detective of his own life.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
A wife's suicide — the investigation of a marriage
Adult situations — secrets within a marriage
Scott Turow — Kindle County universe
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