Presumed Innocent (novel)

Presumed Innocent
First edition
AuthorScott Turow
LanguageEnglish
GenreLegal thriller, crime
PublisherFarrar Straus & Giroux
Publication date
August 1987
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages448 (first edition, hardback)
432 (paperback)
ISBN0-374-23713-1 (first edition, hardback)
ISBN 0-14-010336-8 (paperback)
OCLC15315809
813/.54 19
LC ClassPS3570.U754 P7 1987
Preceded byOne L 
Followed byThe 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.

  1. ^ Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher (June 15, 1987). "Books of the Times". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Scott Turow's 'Innocent,' 20 Years Later". NPR.org.
  3. ^ Travers, Peter (July 27, 1990). "Presumed Innocent". Rolling Stone.