内容简介
Returningtothenow-renownedlocaleofKindleCounty,ScottTurowgivesusMackMalloy,ex-cop,not-quite-ex-drunk,andpartner-on-the-waneinoneofthecountry'smosthigh-poweredlawfirms.Alongtimeallyofthewayward,Mackisonthetrailofacolleague,hisfirm'sstarlitigator,whohasvanishedwithmorethanfivemilliondollarsofaclient'smoney.Mackwilldescendintotheenthrallingandominousheartofacity...takingyouwithhimonhisfinal,desperate,andcourageouscrusadetoreinventhimselffromthedepthsofhisownshatteredsoul.
作者简介
InadditiontowritingcinematiclegalthrillerslikePresumedInnocent(1987),ReversibleErrors(2002),andLimitations(2006),lawyerScottTurowhasalsodrawnuponhispersonalandprofessionalexperienceforthought-provokingnonfictionthatincludesOneL(1977),anaccountofhisfreshmanyearatHarvardLaw,andUltimatePunishment(2003),areflectiononcapitalpunishment.Hisessaysandop-edpieceshaveappearedintheWashingtonPost,TheAtlantic,TheNewYorker,andotherdistinguishedpublications.In2005,heforayedintohistoricalfictionwithOrdinaryHeroes,anemotionallyresonantnovelinspiredbyhisfather'sexperiencesinWorldWarII.Apracticingattorneywithexperienceinbothcivilandcriminallaw,Turowhasbecomeinvolvedinextensiveprobonoworkondeathpenaltycases.
