The Laws of our Fathers: A Novel
- ISBN-10
- 1429984708
- ISBN-13
- 9781429984706
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 817
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-06-11
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Author
- Scott Turow
Description
A drive-by shooting of an aging white woman at a gang-plagued Kindle County housing project sets in motion Scott Turow's intensely absorbing novel. With its riveting suspense and idelibly drawn characters, The Laws of our Fathers shows why Turow is not only the master of the modern legal thriller but also one of America's most engaging and satisfying novelists.
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