Reversible Errors
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (579 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0739301152 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 509 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Rommy "Squirrel" Gandolph is a Yellow Man, an inmate on death row for a 1991 triple murder in Kindle County. 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. 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
But when evidence surfaces that might exonerate his client, he rises to the occasion with a quiet determination to see justice done. Arthur Raven, more versed in corporate law than criminal defense, is not eager to accept the court-appointed task of handling death-row inmate "Squirrel" Gandolph's last-minute appeal of his murder conviction. The prose is luminescent, the narrative compelling, and the moral implications of Arthur's personal and professional choices beautifully articulated. Facing a formidable prosecuting attorney and her former lover, the policeman whose testimony convinced Judge Gillian Sullivan to find Squirrel guilty, Arthur's persistence not only wins
"Symphonic set-up and development, but weak finish" according to Fargoan. The word going through my mind as I was reading this book was "symphonic"--Turow sets up an ensemble of characters whose relationships to each other are intricate, interesting, and very human. That is one of his great strengths as an author.Unfortunately, the storyline was much less sharp in the final sections--after the great set-up, with very good development and exposition of . "Who Cares?" according to AntiochAndy. Several years in the past, "Squirrel" Gandolph was convicted of a nasty triple murder. Now, he is on death row awaiting execution. His conviction, it appears, was based on circumstantial evidence and a signed confession. Squirrel, however, is mentally challenged. Is his confession legitimate or was he coerced? He now says he is innocent, and Arthur Raven, a lawyer more adept and . The Master of the Legal Thriller Stays at the Top Scott Turow delivers another powerful tale of legal - and human -suspense in REVERSIBLE ERRORS, which traces the 1991 conviction and 2001 appeals of a triple-homicide convict on death row. As with all of his fiction, Turow weaves a compelling tale not only of legal twists, but also personal relationships. There are several potentially "reversible errors" at play in this novel: th