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...hard enough to make a successful career in one field these days, but Scott Turow seems to have defied the odds. When not in his plush office in a major Chicago law firm, he works at home on his MacIntosh computer, writing bestselling books. His first novel, Presumed Innocent, was so popular on paper that its story was transferred to celluloid, and became one of this month's top grossing feature films...
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...does one follow such extracurricular success? Apparently, judging from the content of Turow's recently released novel, The Burden of Proof, you stick to what got you there. For Turow, what got you there is an engaging and intricate mystery that pays careful attention to the ins and outs of the legal system. Burden of Proof even retains as its protagonist a character from Presumed Innocent, the defense lawyer Sandy Stern...
Despite the similarities to its predecessor, Burden of Proof creates a separate identity for itself. Its borrowed character, Stern, figured only in the minor role of legal mastermind in Presumed Innocent. In his recent book, Turow creates the fuller character of a man tortured by his wife's death...
Near the end of the novel, Turow reveals the stunning yet plausible connection between these two seemingly unrelated storylines. Resisting the pitfall of many a mystery novelist, Turow does not rely too much on coincidence. The connection is also plausible largely because Turow remains true to his characters...