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    Reversible Errors

    Written by Scott Turow

    Narrated by David Birney,

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Rommy "Squirrel" Gandolph is a Yellow Man, an inmate on death row for a 1991 triple murder in Kindle County. His slow progress toward certain execution is nearing completion when Arthur Raven, a corporate lawyer who is Rommy's reluctant court-appointed representative, receives word that another inmate may have new evidence that will exonerate Gandolph.

    Arthur's opponent in the case is Muriel Wynn, Kindle County's formidable chief deputy prosecuting attorney, who is considering a run for her boss's job. Muriel and Larry Starczek, the original detective on the case, don't want to see Rommy escape a fate they long ago determined he deserved, for a host of reasons. Further complicating the situation is the fact that Gillian Sullivan, the judge who originally found Rommy guilty, is only recently out of prison herself, having served time for taking bribes.

    Scott Turow's compelling, multi-dimensional characters take the reader into Kindle County's parallel yet intersecting worlds of police and small-time crooks, airline executives and sophisticated scammers--and lawyers of all stripes. No other writer offers such a convincing true-to-life picture of how the law and life interact, or such a profound understanding of what is at stake--personally, professionally, and morally--when the state holds the power to end a man's life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateOct 29, 2002
    ISBN9780739301142
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    Reversible Errors
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    Scott Turow

    Scott Turow is the world-famous author of several bestselling novels about the law, from Presumed Innocent to Reversible Errors , as well as the wartime thriller Ordinary Heroes. He has also written an examination of the death penalty, Ultimate Punishment. He lives with his family outside Chicago, where he is a partner in the international law firm of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal.

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    • 3/5
      I read Scott Turow's Presumed Innocent which I liked, and its sequel, with which I was less enthralled. Then I got lawyered out by all the lawyer/crime/mystery books that proliferated like bunnies. This book was one my mother had looked forward to reading and purchased to read. I don't know if she ever did, but there were several clippings tucked carefully inside the book, which I have affixed to the back cover.The plot revolves around the approaching death of a man convicted of a triple murder. But did he really do it or not? He's on death row as the book opens, next up for execution. The actual story, they lawyer and investigation bits were par for the course. What made this book, for me, were the characters, particularly Arthur, Gillian and Susan. Those were of enough depth and interest to keep me going, not the "he's guilty/he's not guilty/oh maybe he's really guilty/maybe not" arc of the story.I'll pass this on via BookCrossing or perhaps see if a friend would like it for the Ruthe/bumma connection.
    • 4/5
      I pretty much loved this book, and I'm not even really sure if I can explain why. I'm so tired of legal thrillers--after awhile, they all seem the same. Same critiques of the legal system, same characters, etc. But I gave this book a try because I ready Scott Turow's One L (when I was a 1L) and it was so spot on and terrifying so I wanted to read Turow's fiction. And this book is so different from the usual legal thriller. The characters are complex; none of the characters (except for maybe Arthur) is truly good or truly evil. They all have their own motivations and their own complexities. Character development is so key to a good book and Turow nailed it in this one. Add to that a great whodunit and I couldn't put this book down. The only complaint I did have was what he did at the end-it almost felt like he was saying it was worse to be a heroin addict than an alcoholic. Maybe I'm a little sensitive to the issue, but addiction is addiction and is horrible in all its forms. I didn't understand the distinction between the horribleness of a judge presiding over a trial drunk vs. doped up. Regardless, I would definitely recommend this one and will definitely read another Turow.
    • 4/5
      I forget how good Scott Turow is until I read another of his books. This is no exception! Rommy Gandolph is about to be executed for a triple murder and a court-appointed lawyer, Arthur Raven, must find a way to appeal the death sentence.Raven is not your typical attorney-he is somewhat shy socially and is not flashy in anything. As he races against the clock, he uncovers alot of slime hidden under rocks. But will he be in time and manage to re-open the case?A spellbinder and fast-paced novel-a must for Turow fans and suspense fans everywhere.
    • 3/5
      It can be depressing to spend much time in the hard, all-consuming life of police, prosecutors, and politicians, and defense lawyers, and the inexact legal system where truth runs out the door as it is trimmed for presentation in court. One feels for the poor schmucks with bad luck who get caught in all the messy sewerage of criminality and drown in it because they haven't got the advocacy that cleverer, richer schmucks often buy.

      Pretty good story, pretty good writing, pretty good characters, and another window for those of us, peeping toms with a morbid fascination with the dark side, and a penchant for personal redemption even when it falls short of a completely happy ending. Strong characters with parallel love stories, and the police/legal system complicating their lives.
    • 3/5
      Interesting story line but not Turow's best writing. Too much detail on greed among lawyers
    • 4/5
      This is a well written mystery published in 2002 by an expert observer of the criminal justice system. The author spent several years of his professional career as a prosecuting state’s attorney in Chicago, and then became a lawyer at a Chicago law firm. Turow has valuable insights into the trial process, and describes legal procedures in an understandable way for nonprofessionals.Turow’s fictional Kindle County and Center City bear a strong resemblance to Cook County and Chicago, Illinois. This makes it more fun to read if you are from that area, because there are many references to places a native Chicagoan would recognize.The story is told through the eyes of four main characters. Arthur Raven, a partner at a large, prosperous law firm, is enlisted by a federal appellate court to represent a black man scheduled to be executed in 33 days for a heinous murder of three people in a popular Greek restaurant near DuSable Field (read “Midway Airport”). The suspect's guilt comes into question when another inmate makes a deathbed confession to the crimes. The lawyer, the (female) judge who tries the case, the chief detective who obtained a confession from the suspect, and the young (female) prosecutor who was involved in the original trial all interact in interesting and carnal ways. Incidentally, the sex scenes, which involve only middle-aged lawyers and a middle-aged, overweight detective, are sensitive and well wrought.The reader learns of the “facts” of the case not through the usual investigations of the police or a private eye (that information was all collected a decade before the appeal), but through the legal process known as (post trial) discovery. [It is unusual to allow much post trial discovery, but this is a capital case. Even more unusual is for depositions taken a decade after the crime to elicit important information, but it is all plausible in this narration.] Turow’s knowledge of criminal procedure comes in handy here. I found myself racing to find out if the final habeas corpus action would be successful. [A writ of habeas corpus challenges the legality of imprisonment.] The plot includes several guest appearances of a black civil rights leader. He disrupts the normal appellate procedure and ruins the opportunity of the white appellate lawyer to make a financial killing on the inevitable civil damages action. But the conclusion of the book is not so much about the fate of the accused, whose guilt is put in doubt, but never resolved. The ultimate denouement is the closure of the relationships among the narrators—cop, judge, trial prosecutor, and appellate counsel. I won’t give that away.Evaluation: The plot is more complicated than my summary suggests—you’ll enjoy the twists. The prison scenes are artfully crafted and (I can’t speak from personal experience) seemingly realistic. I liked this book very much, but since the last two fiction books I reviewed were Moby Dick and The Road, I can’t give it the highest possible grade. Instead, a well-earned 4 stars out of 5.