Presumed Innocent

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This article is about the Scott Turow novel. For the film, see Presumed Innocent (film); for an account of the legal principle, see presumption of innocence.

Presumed Innocent
Author	Scott Turow
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Legal thriller, Crime novel
Publisher	Farrar Straus & Giroux
Publication date	1987
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	448 pp (first edition, hardback) 432 (paperback)
ISBN	ISBN 0-374-23713-1 (first edition, hardback) ISBN 0-14-010336-8 (paperback)
Preceded by	One L
Followed by	The Burden of Proof

Presumed Innocent, published in 1987, is Scott Turow's first novel, which tells the story of a prosecutor charged with the murder of his colleague. It is told in the first person by the accused, Rusty Sabich.

The novel begins with the discovery of Carolyn Polhemus dead in her apartment. Rusty Sabich is a prosecutor and co-worker of Carolyn and assigned her case by the district attorney. The story is complicated by the fact that Rusty is an ex-lover of Carolyn's and assigned her case. The novel follows the eventual discovery of their affair, as well as, the trial of Rusty for her murder.

Many of the minor characters in Presumed Innocent also appear in Turow's later novels, which are all set in fictional, Midwestern Kindle County.

[edit] Film

Main article: Presumed Innocent (film)

In 1990, a motion picture based on the novel and bearing the same title was released.

v • d • e Works by Scott Turow

Novels:	Presumed Innocent (1987) • The Burden of Proof (1990) • Pleading Guilty (1993) • The Laws of Our Fathers (1996) • Personal Injuries (1999) • Reversible Errors (2002) • Ordinary Heroes (2005) • Limitations (2006) •

Non-fiction:	One L (1977) • Ultimate Punishment (2003) •