The Burden of Proof

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The Burden of Proof (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)

The Novel

Based in part on the experience Scott Turow gained while working as a white-collar criminal defense counsel in Chicago, Illinois, The Burden of Proof employs a plot involving suicide and insider trading to explore the psyche of its protagonist, Sandy Stern. Narrated in the third person, The Burden of Proof consists of fifty chapters and is divided into three parts. Throughout the book, the reader shares Stern’s point of view. Although Turow uses flashbacks to illuminate Stern’s relationship with his wife, on the whole the plot advances in a linear...

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