The Burden of Proof (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Scott Turow
- First Published: 1990
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Mystery and detective literature, Suspense
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Suicide, Crime or criminals, Chicago, 1980’s, Law or legislation, Adultery, Lawyers, Mysteries, Attorneys
- Locales: Chicago, IL, Midwest (U.S.), Kindle County, IL (fictive)
The Burden of Proof continues the story of Alejandro “Sandy” Stern, first introduced in Presumed Innocent as Rusty Sabich's accomplished defense counsel. Like its predecessor, Turow's second novel opens with a death, the mystery of which is not resolved until story's end. In The Burden of Proof, the death is the suicide of Clara, Stern's seemingly constant, reticent wife of thirty-one years. In his effort to unravel the reasons for Clara's death, Stern must look to his own interior landscape rather than to the outside world.
The motivation for Clara's...
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