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Author | Scott Turow |
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Language | English |
Genre | Legal thriller, crime |
Publisher | Farrar Straus & Giroux |
Publication date | August 1987 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 448 (first edition, hardback) 432 (paperback) |
ISBN | 0-374-23713-1 (first edition, hardback) ISBN 0-14-010336-8 (paperback) |
OCLC | 15315809 |
813/.54 19 | |
LC Class | PS3570.U754 P7 1987 |
Preceded by | One L |
Followed by | The Burden of Proof |
Presumed Innocent, published in August 1987, is a legal thriller novel by American writer Scott Turow. His first novel,[1][2] it is about a prosecutor charged with the murder of his colleague, Carolyn Polhemus. It is told in a first person point of view by the accused, Rožat "Rusty" Sabich. A motion picture adaptation starring Harrison Ford was released in 1990.[3] A second adaptation for Apple TV+ starring Jake Gyllenhaal was released in 2024.