Not sure why this is a legal 'thriller' The characterization is very deep as is the legal stuff. Many of the main characters are lookin' for love and have flawed messed up lives. Written well enough to keep my interest. Read my thrillers - real thrillers

If you write legal thrillers, you MUST write one, and only one, about a supposedly innocent man on Death Row who has exhausted all his options and whose only hope now is to be snatched from the jaws of fate by the legal heroics of our unheralded protagonist, best described as an undistinguished, harried lower-level lawyer who begrudgingly takes the case only to find that it provides a salvation of sorts for the spirit and a rebirth of optimist in the face of the bleak daily grind of a bureaucratic legal system that feeds on the souls of its participants, willing and unwilling alike. This is that book for Scott Turow, whose sixth effort in his Kindle County series is extremely readable, although languidly paced as usual. The mystery of "what really happened?" unfolds over 400-ish pages and there are plenty of twists and turns, although few of them are completely unexpected, with character arcs for each of the main players that are mostly satisfying and occasionally even happy.

Well, it's no great surprise that the errors will, in fact, be reversed, though as you might imagine, the title of the book doesn't really refer to the judicial errors in question. Good character development throughout and less reliance on the Kindle County world, which is a strength of this entry in the series.

Scott Turow writes great legal mysteries with lots of flawed characters. This book is true to his form. It started a bit slow for me, lots of back and forth with geographical areas and characters. But once the mystery begins to unravel, the story became a quick read. Arthur Raven is called upon to defend a death row inmate. The inmate professes innocence and in the final days leading up to his execution, more of the story comes to light, as Arthur, the police and the prosecuting attorney peel back the layers. A bittersweet ending.

The characters in this book are so well fleshed out that you feel you know them. Lawyer Arthur is assigned to the case of a man on death row who is trying for a final appeal. Muriel, who prosecuted the case years ago, is now running for office and doesn't need this case coming up again. Neither does former Judge Gillian, just out of prison serving time for drug use. Neither does Larry, the cop who scored the confession. Turow does a masterful job of creating alliances and putting them at odds with one another. Will the truth come out, and if it does will these alliances crumble?

I picked this book up at a train station and looking at the back I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy it but I was very pleasantly surprised.

I quickly got into it and couldn't put it down. The book is about Rommy's case, who is on death row for a triple murder and it is his final appeal before he is executed. Arthur Raven is the defense lawyer that has to check there are no circumstances meaning that Rommy might be innocent and just at this time, another prisoner confesses to the murders.

I thought this might be a bit of a bleeding hearts book but I ended up rooting for Rommy and although I don't think we ever got the real story, was convinced of his innocence.

I just wish that Larry had more comeuppance in the book. You cannot treat suspects like that! And the confession was completely forced!

Great stuff and I would love to read more by this author.

Rommy Gandolph è ormai arrivato alla vigilia della sua esecuzione capitale, ma, grazie all’intervento dell’avvocato Raven e della sua giovane e motivata collega, il caso viene riaperto e molti dettagli di un triplice omicidio di 10 anni prima tornano alla luce sconvolgendo la vita di tutti quelli che, a quel tempo, hanno avuto un piccolo o grande ruolo in questa faccenda.
Rommy è colpevole o no?
L’accusa sostiene che si tratta solo di un “trucco” della difesa e che la verità è stata accertata molto tempo addietro e, per di più, esiste una confessione firmata dallo stesso Rommy.
Eppure molte cose non tornano e nuovi testimoni si affacciano, o meglio ritornano, sulla scena…
E’ sicuramente un ottimo giallo in cui si alternano parecchi colpi di scena e in cui si mescolano anche le relazioni private e familiari dei personaggi principali. Tutto ciò non consente certo di annoiarsi.
Però, forse, ci sono troppi personaggi, troppe storie che si intrecciano e che, specialmente, all’inizio tendono un po’ a confondere le idee di chi legge e si approccia alla storia.
Nel complesso si tratta di un giallo dotato di buon ritmo.

Loved it. No one takes you into the Legal World like Scott and makes it a thrilling ride at the same time. Great character development is the key to his success IMHO. All the twists, although subtle, were still jarring. I also loved the ending.

My only complaint and other authors do this as well (especially John LeCarre), is this:
They introduce a ton of different characters in their books. Each character is then are referred to by their first name, often their last name and in Scott's Case - the antagonist even had a bloody nickname. Squirrel! It's hard enough early on in the book to keep track of everybody but when they get three names each, your 20 characters become 60! That's too bloody weight to carry!

Give them one name and stick to it. I have no clue why such big names authors do this.

But otherwise, pet peeve aside, this is a page-turner and extremely educational and why I give it 5 stars!

Rommy "Squirrel" Gandolph is a Yellow Man, an inmate on death row for a 1991 triple murder in Kindle County. His slow progress toward certain execution is nearing completion when Arthur Raven, a corporate lawyer who is Rommy's reluctant court-appointed representative, receives word that another inmate may have new evidence that will exonerate Gandolph.

Arthur's opponent in the case is Muriel Wynn, Kindle County's formidable chief deputy prosecuting attorney, who is considering a run for her boss's job. Muriel and Larry Starczek, the original detective on the case, don't want to see Rommy escape a fate they long ago determined he deserved, for a host of reasons. Further complicating the situation is the fact that Gillian Sullivan, the judge who originally found Rommy guilty, is only recently out of prison herself, having served time for taking bribes.

Although Reversible Errors is about a convicted mentally challenged murderer who is scheduled to be put to death in a few days who claims his innocence and is assigned a court appointed attorney, Arthur Raven, to appeal.; the real story is the relationship of the characters, particularly the budding relationship of Arthur and Gillian Sullivan. Both Arthur and Gillian are dealing with their own issues.
Arthur has never been at ease with expressing himself to women he was interested in and Gillian, a former judge has just been released from prison. As these two form a connection through this case, they each start the process of healing, and along the way correct a wrong. Arthur, a corporate lawyer steps outside his comfort level as he takes on this court appointed case.

The book, to me, is more about healing and the ability to reach inside yourself and do things that you never expected to do.

The story is good but I really had to struggle to finish this book. Some parts are well written but others are so long and drawn out that on several occasions I had to re-read whole pages because my mind had gone elsewhere and I didn't even know what I just read. Overall feeling: happy I finished it so I can finally start another book... a better book mayby.

Rommy Gandolph foi condenado à morte após assumir o assassinato de 3 pessoas. Agora, 10 anos após sua sentença, e prestes a ser executado, ele clama sua inocência.

Arthur Raven é chamado para defender Rommy, em uma última tentativa para livrá-lo da morte. Um caso atípico, visto que no fundo todos sabiam que o ato era apenas um gesto para cumprir tabela, e que na realidade, nada seria feito de fato.

Mas Arthur acaba se surpreendendo quando descobre fatos que levam a um julgamento cheio de erros e acobertamentos.

Informações não checadas, juíza condenada por uso de drogas, negociatas de corredor e defesas mal preparadas podem ter sido a causa de Rommy estar a poucos dias da morte.

Em uma corrida contra o tempo, Arthur tenta juntar provas suficiente que mostram os inúmeros erros de um julgamento. Segredos há tempos enterrados, e que se descobertos pode destruir a carreira de muita gente.

Um enredo que coloca em discussão a pena de morte e a estrutura da justiça que deveria ser igual para todos…

Gosto muito dos enredos do autor, como já ressaltei outras vezes aqui, mas para quem não está acostumado, vale lembrar que algumas vezes a narrativa pode ser mais lenta, o que desanima alguns. Mas para quem não liga, acaba tendo um ótima história. Ah, este livro também tem um filme que foi estrelado por Tom Selleck.