Scott Turow

In this sequel to his best-selling first novel, Presumed Innocent, Rusty Sabich, now 60, and long acquitted of murdering his mistress, has become chief judge of the Kindle County, IL, Appellate Court and is running for the state supreme court. When his wife dies in her sleep, Sabich waits 24 hours before ... (more)calling his son or anyone else, setting off suspicions of foul play with his old nemesis, acting prosecutor Tommy Molto. The coroner determines she died of natural causes but Molto and his chief duputy, Brand, quietly start building a case, convinced Sabich is trying to get away with murder again. • Tuesday, November 8 at 2:00 pm in the Meeting Room and 7:00 pm in the Southfield Room Southfield Public Library 26300 Evergreen Road Southfield, MI 48076 248-796-4200 www.southfieldlibrary.org Hours: Monday – Thursday 9:30am – 9:00pm Friday – Saturday 9:30am – 5:30pm Sunday* 1:00pm – 5:00pm *During the school year

In this sequel to his best-selling first novel, Presumed Innocent, Rusty Sabich, now 60, and long acquitted of murdering his mistress, has become chief judge of the Kindle County, IL, Appellate Court and is running for the state supreme court. When his wife dies in her sleep, Sabich waits 24 hours before ... (more)calling his son or anyone else, setting off suspicions of foul play with his old nemesis, acting prosecutor Tommy Molto. The coroner determines she died of natural causes but Molto and his chief duputy, Brand, quietly start building a case, convinced Sabich is trying to get away with murder again. • Tuesday, November 8 at 2:00 pm in the Meeting Room and 7:00 pm in the Southfield Room Southfield Public Library 26300 Evergreen Road Southfield, MI 48076 248-796-4200 www.southfieldlibrary.org Hours: Monday – Thursday 9:30am – 9:00pm Friday – Saturday 9:30am – 5:30pm Sunday* 1:00pm – 5:00pm *During the school year

Stephen King says, “Put this one on your don’t-miss list.” Join us for an intimate lunchtime session with international bestseller Scott Turow in conversation with Julie Jacobson on his life and work. Tickets include a tasty lunch and a hardcover copy of Innocent, the long-awaited sequel to his ... (more)genre-defining landmark, Presumed Innocent. Tickets: $55 (includes lunch and a hardcover copy of Innocent)

In a rare and exclusive UK visit, master of the US legal thriller Scott Turow takes the stand for a literary cross-examination. Turow - campaigning lawyer and best-selling international author - burst onto the scene in 1987 with Presumed Innocent, the story of Kindle County prosecutor Rusty Sabich. The ... (more)book was adapted for the big screen three years later in the Harrison Ford blockbuster. Six novels, 25 million copies and 23 years later, Turow brings Chief Justice Sabich back for an explosive new case in the long-awaited sequel Innocent.

Scott Turow is a practicing attorney and author of seven best-selling novels, beginning with Presumed Innocent. As an attorney, both for the U.S. Attorney’s office in Chicago and in private practice, Turow has had intimate experiences with the criminal justice system and capital punishment. Turow served ... (more)on the Illinois Commission of Capital Punishment. He wrote about his journey from a self-described “death penalty agnostic” to becoming actively opposed to the death penalty in Ultimate Punishment: A Lawyer’s Reflections on Dealing with the Death Penalty. Turow is a partner at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal in Chicago and concentrates on white collar criminal defense. He devotes significant time to pro bono work, including a 1995 case that resulted in the release of Alejandro Hernandez who had spent 12 years in prison, including five years on death row, for a murder he did not commit. Hear Scott Turow speak about his life and experience writing Presumed Innocent. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing, courtesy of the Book Beat bookstore. When: Thursday, April 15 at 7:00pm Where: Millennium Centre (15600 J.L. Hudson Drive, Southfield) Due to popular demand, a ticket will be required for all author appearances. Tickets are free, but limited, and will be given away via a drawing. Southfield Library Cardholders (people who live, work or attend school in Southfield or Lathrup Village) can sign up starting Tuesday, February 16 in a raffle box located in the Circulation Lobby. We will draw names on Tuesday, March 23 and winners will be notified that week.