The Burden of Proof

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The Burden of Proof (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)

In 1987, Chicago-based attorney Scott Turow published Presumed Innocent, a suspenseful murder mystery that offered an insider’s view of the workings of the legal system. The book was both critically well-received and a highly successful best-seller—a remarkable accomplishment for a new writer with only one other book to his credit. The Burden of Proof is Turow’s follow-up to Presumed Innocent and, like its predecessor, it quickly achieved best-seller status.

Although The Burden of Proof is not actually a sequel to Presumed Innocent—their...

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• The Burden of Proof (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)

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• Scott Turow (Long Fiction)
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