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Scott Turow is inextricably associated with legal thrillers; actually, together with J Grisham, is one of the founders of the genre.
However, if you expect from The Burden Of Proof the typical court room story, you’re going to be disappointed. There is as much personal, intimate and family drama as legal intrigue in it; the prose, somber and introspective, reflects such set up.
I was pretty much ok with this until I found that the inroads into the sexual adventures of a middle aged, recently widowed and suddenly horny Sandy Stern were a significant and unnecessary derailer from the main plot.
So, in the end, this turned out to be a family soap opera more than a legal thriller.
However, if you expect from The Burden Of Proof the typical court room story, you’re going to be disappointed. There is as much personal, intimate and family drama as legal intrigue in it; the prose, somber and introspective, reflects such set up.
I was pretty much ok with this until I found that the inroads into the sexual adventures of a middle aged, recently widowed and suddenly horny Sandy Stern were a significant and unnecessary derailer from the main plot.
So, in the end, this turned out to be a family soap opera more than a legal thriller.