The Burden of Proof
- Published
- 1 June 1990
- Pages
- 532
- ISBN-13
- 9780140172829
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Burden of Proof (1990, 532 pages), the second novel, shifts focus to Sandy Stern, one of the recurring attorneys who moves through the Kindle County prosecutor's office, judiciary and defence bar across the series. It followed Presumed Innocent three years earlier.
Key facts about The Burden of Proof
The Burden of Proof is a novel by Scott Turow. Readers have had it since 1 June 1990. It runs to 532 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of The Burden of Proof. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780140172829 to find the main one.
The Burden of Proof is book 2 of 13 in the Kindle County series. The series has 13 published books. However, the series starts with Presumed Innocent (1987). Presumed Guilty is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 14 January 2025.
That series sits on our legal thriller shelf. Meanwhile, Presumed Guilty is the latest published Scott Turow book on file, from 14 January 2025.
About Scott Turow
Scott Turow was born in Chicago in 1949 and practised law for decades alongside his writing career, working as an Assistant United States Attorney prosecuting corruption cases before moving into private legal practice. See every Scott Turow book in order.
Its place in Kindle County
The Burden of Proof is book 2 in the Kindle County series. It follows Presumed Innocent. It is followed by Pleading Guilty. See the full Kindle County reading order.
Scott Turow's Kindle County novels are set in a fictional Illinois county modelled closely on Cook County and Chicago, and they collectively did more than almost any other body of work to define the modern legal thriller. Presumed Innocent (1987) -- following prosecutor Rusty Sabich as he's charged with the murder of a colleague he'd been having an affair with -- was a genuine publishing phenomenon that established Turow, a practising attorney, as a writer who could make courtroom procedure and legal ethics as…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780140172829