Presumed Guilty: The Sunday Times Bestselling Author (Rusty Sabich returns to the courtroom)
Presumed Guilty: The Sunday Times Bestselling Author (Rusty Sabich returns to the courtroom)
āA superb, sexy sequel to Presumed Innocentā Sunday Times
āA legend of suspense fictionā Steve Cavanagh
āThe master of the courtroom dramaā Daniel Silva
āA writer with few peers in any genreā David Baldacci
Daily Mail Books to Watch 2025
The Times Best Thrillers of 2025 So Far
In a sequel to Presumed Innocent, the book that redefined the legal thriller, judge and lawyer Rusty Sabich returns to the courtroom to defend his step-son against a racially-charged murder indictment as the boyās life ā and perhaps Rustyās last chance at happiness ā hang in the balance.
Rusty is a retired judge attempting a third act in life with a loving soon-to-be wife, Bea, with whom he shares both a restful home on an idyllic lake in the rural Midwest and a plaintive hope that this marriage will be his best, and his last. But the peace thatās taken Rusty so long to find evaporates when Beaās young adult son, Aaron, living under their supervision while on probation for drug possession, disappears. If Aaron doesnāt return soon, he will be sent back to jail.
Aaron eventually turns up with a vague story about a camping trip with his troubled girlfriend, Mae, that ended in a fight and a long hitchhike home. Days later, when she still hasnāt returned, suspicion falls on Aaron, and when Mae is subsequently discovered dead, Aaron is arrested and set for trial on charges of first degree murder.
Faced with few choices and even fewer hopes, Bea begs Rusty to return to court one last time, to defend her son and to save their last best hope for happiness. For Rusty, the question is not whether to defend Aaron, or whether the boy is in fact innocent ā itās whether the system to which he has devoted his life can ever provide true justice for those who are presumed guilty.
5* READER REVIEWS
'Absolutely brilliant'
'Scott Turow at his very best'
'A great legal thriller ... Kept me riveted'
'Fantastic. It will draw you in from the first page'
'Scott Turow is the master of the legal, court room drama'
'A masterpiece - one of the best legal thrillers I have read'
'This is what you call a proper legal thriller'
Presumed Guilty: The Sunday Times Bestselling Author (Rusty Sabich returns to the courtroom)
āA superb, sexy sequel to Presumed Innocentā Sunday Times
āA legend of suspense fictionā Steve Cavanagh
āThe master of the courtroom dramaā Daniel Silva
āA writer with few peers in any genreā David Baldacci
Daily Mail Books to Watch 2025
The Times Best Thrillers of 2025 So Far
In a sequel to Presumed Innocent, the book that redefined the legal thriller, judge and lawyer Rusty Sabich returns to the courtroom to defend his step-son against a racially-charged murder indictment as the boyās life ā and perhaps Rustyās last chance at happiness ā hang in the balance.
Rusty is a retired judge attempting a third act in life with a loving soon-to-be wife, Bea, with whom he shares both a restful home on an idyllic lake in the rural Midwest and a plaintive hope that this marriage will be his best, and his last. But the peace thatās taken Rusty so long to find evaporates when Beaās young adult son, Aaron, living under their supervision while on probation for drug possession, disappears. If Aaron doesnāt return soon, he will be sent back to jail.
Aaron eventually turns up with a vague story about a camping trip with his troubled girlfriend, Mae, that ended in a fight and a long hitchhike home. Days later, when she still hasnāt returned, suspicion falls on Aaron, and when Mae is subsequently discovered dead, Aaron is arrested and set for trial on charges of first degree murder.
Faced with few choices and even fewer hopes, Bea begs Rusty to return to court one last time, to defend her son and to save their last best hope for happiness. For Rusty, the question is not whether to defend Aaron, or whether the boy is in fact innocent ā itās whether the system to which he has devoted his life can ever provide true justice for those who are presumed guilty.
5* READER REVIEWS
'Absolutely brilliant'
'Scott Turow at his very best'
'A great legal thriller ... Kept me riveted'
'Fantastic. It will draw you in from the first page'
'Scott Turow is the master of the legal, court room drama'
'A masterpiece - one of the best legal thrillers I have read'
'This is what you call a proper legal thriller'
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āA superb, sexy sequel to Presumed Innocentā Sunday Times
āA legend of suspense fictionā Steve Cavanagh
āThe master of the courtroom dramaā Daniel Silva
āA writer with few peers in any genreā David Baldacci
Daily Mail Books to Watch 2025
The Times Best Thrillers of 2025 So Far
In a sequel to Presumed Innocent, the book that redefined the legal thriller, judge and lawyer Rusty Sabich returns to the courtroom to defend his step-son against a racially-charged murder indictment as the boyās life ā and perhaps Rustyās last chance at happiness ā hang in the balance.
Rusty is a retired judge attempting a third act in life with a loving soon-to-be wife, Bea, with whom he shares both a restful home on an idyllic lake in the rural Midwest and a plaintive hope that this marriage will be his best, and his last. But the peace thatās taken Rusty so long to find evaporates when Beaās young adult son, Aaron, living under their supervision while on probation for drug possession, disappears. If Aaron doesnāt return soon, he will be sent back to jail.
Aaron eventually turns up with a vague story about a camping trip with his troubled girlfriend, Mae, that ended in a fight and a long hitchhike home. Days later, when she still hasnāt returned, suspicion falls on Aaron, and when Mae is subsequently discovered dead, Aaron is arrested and set for trial on charges of first degree murder.
Faced with few choices and even fewer hopes, Bea begs Rusty to return to court one last time, to defend her son and to save their last best hope for happiness. For Rusty, the question is not whether to defend Aaron, or whether the boy is in fact innocent ā itās whether the system to which he has devoted his life can ever provide true justice for those who are presumed guilty.
5* READER REVIEWS
'Absolutely brilliant'
'Scott Turow at his very best'
'A great legal thriller ... Kept me riveted'
'Fantastic. It will draw you in from the first page'
'Scott Turow is the master of the legal, court room drama'
'A masterpiece - one of the best legal thrillers I have read'
'This is what you call a proper legal thriller'
