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Scott Turow, #1 New York Times bestselling author and "one of the major writers in America" (NPR), returns with a page-turning legal thriller about an American prosecutor's investigation of a refugee camp's mystifying disappearance.
At the age of fifty, former prosecutor Bill ten Boom has walked out on everything he thought was important to him: his law career, his wife, Kindle County, even his country. Still, when he is tapped by the International Criminal Court--an organization charged with prosecuting crimes against humanity--he feels drawn to what will become the most elusive case of his career. Over ten years ago, in the apocalyptic chaos following the Bosnian war, an entire Roma refugee camp vanished. Now for the first time, a witness has stepped forward: Ferko Rincic claims that armed men marched the camp's Gypsy residents to a cave in the middle of the night--and then with a hand grenade set off an avalanche, burying 400 people alive. Only Ferko survived.
Boom's task is to examine Ferko's claims and determinine who might have massacred the Roma. His investigation takes him from the International Criminal Court's base in Holland to the cities and villages of Bosnia and secret meetings in Washington, DC, as Boom sorts through a host of suspects, ranging from Serb paramilitaries, to organized crime gangs, to the US government itself, while also maneuvering among the alliances and treacheries of those connected to the case: Layton Merriwell, a disgraced US major general desperate to salvage his reputation; Sergeant Major Atilla Doby,a vital cog in American military operations near the camp at the time of the Roma's disappearance; Laza Kajevic, the brutal former leader of the Bosnian Serbs; Esma Czarni, Ferko's alluring barrister; and of course, Ferko himself, on whose testimony the entire case rests-and who may know more than he's telling.
A master of the legal thriller, Scott Turow has returned with his most irresistibly confounding and satisfying novel yet.
- Sales Rank: #123 in eBooks
- Published on: 2017-05-16
- Released on: 2017-05-16
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review
"The real pleasure of the new novel lies not so much in solving the mystery of the massacre as in watching Turow knock down assumption after assumption made by Boom--and the reader. In fact, I can't think of another novel in which so many givens end up being exposed as either honest mistakes or outright lies. TESTIMONY is a tour de force of collapsing perceptions."―Washington Post
"The master of the courtroom drama, Scott Turow's latest legal thriller goes international and is a page turner not to be missed!"―Daniel Silva, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Black Widow
"TESTIMONY is Scott Turow's most ambitious and complex work-which takes us from the gritty familiarity of his beloved Kindle County into a mysterious world of international intrigue. It's the best kind of thriller, which stimulates the mind as well as thrilling the heart."―Jeffrey Toobin, New York Times bestselling author of American Heiress
"Turow applies the same storytelling magic to the ICC that has drawn scores of readers into his Kindle County courtrooms, weaving fascinating details about the challenges of prosecuting war crimes into a suspenseful story of redemption and the complexities of justice."―Booklist
"A complex and haunting tale of war crimes that will not only satisfy his courtroom drama devotees but also readers of international thrillers."―Library Journal
"Bestseller Turow (Identical) movingly evokes the horrors of the Balkan wars in this gripping thriller."―Publishers Weekly
"Scott Turow's new novel is the dedicated fiction-reader's version of El Dorado: a driving, unputdownable courtroom drama/murder mystery that is also a literary treasure, written in language that sparkles with clarity and resonates with honest character insight. I came away feeling amazed and fulfilled, as we only do when we read novelists at the height of their powers. Put this one on your don't-miss list." (Praise for Innocent)―Stephen King
"Spellbinding...The suspense is relentless...Surprise follows surprise...The work of a profoundly gifted writer" (Praise for Presumed Innocent)―New York Times
About the Author
Scott Turow is the author of ten bestselling works of fiction, including Identical, Innocent, Presumed Innocent, and The Burden of Proof, and two nonfiction books, including One L, about his experience as a law student. His books have been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than thirty million copies worldwide, and have been adapted into movies and television projects. He has frequently contributed essays and op-ed pieces to publications such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic.
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Five Stars
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always great
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This author never fails me for suspence.
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"Testimony;" A Novel that Feels Real; A Man's Life Upended at Crucial Point; Important Issues Front & Center to Forgotten People
By Travis C
*** LANGUAGE ***
Adult English, including f-words. That doesn’t quite reflect the tenor of the language expressed by the characters in this novel. Without being too political, let me simply say that if you listened to the tapes of Billy Bush and Donald Trump on that bus, and were horrified by the ‘locker room language,’ you would be well-advised to pass on this gripping legal thriller. If it were a film, and I’m betting it will be, it will be rated PG 13 or R, depending on how much of the alluded-to graphic sex and violence that gets in the film.
Mind you, the graphic aspect is less in this book than I expect the film to display, but, Hollywood is Hollywood, after all.
Quick Overview
There is a lot addressed in this fictional tale relating to the atrocities in Bosnia. I was drawn in pretty well by the prologue, but, contrary to one of the reviewers, I found the story almost entrancing. The storyteller’s approach was excellent and, for me, had the authentic feel that permitted me to imagine that such an investigation and its ramifications were based on reality. The ring of truth and the writer’s ability to sprinkle in sufficient factual details made this a terrific, important, novel. Further, it very well portrayed the ramifications that can occur when deeds are performed, or repealed, for the sake of political expediency.
Told mostly in first person POV, this becomes especially engaging and feels as if you're listening to a business acquaintance who has gone through a wrenching ordeal and emerged a changed man.
To save readers time, if they prefer to not read further, and don’t care to read the posted excerpt below, I’m going to give a spoiler to my review: Five stars out of five. To learn why, though, you are invited to continue reading this post.
Length: Print, 497 pages; Audible, 13 hours 31 minutes.
Q - Target Audience/Genre and is it marketed as Nonfiction or Fiction:
A – Legal Thriller, Action-Adventure.
Q - How was this book obtained?
A – Bought on Amazon.
Q - Is this a book that I can read without having to read others first?
A – Yes.
Q – If this is a recurring character or a series, does it have a cliffhanger ending?
A – No cliffhanger ending.
Q - Are there a lot of typos/misspellings, grammatical errors or other editing failures?
A – No.
Q - Is this a fast, easy read or is it more of a leisure read?
A – An engaging leisure read.
Q - My biggest pleasure or disappointment?
A –
To give a feel for the editing, and the style and flow of this work, I am posting a brief excerpt below.
Excerpt
‘…“The prosecutor and the chief deputy felt no obligation to explain to me,” he said. “But many here would regard declining to investigate as rewarding American intransigence. Also, I’m sure you have noticed where all thirty-six of the defendants this Court has charged happen to reside.”
I had. Every case the Court had brought in its thirteen-year history arose in Africa—Congo, Kenya, the Ivory Coast, Libya as examples. Failing to pursue an investigation that could culminate in charges against white folks risked deepening the outrage about the ICC on the African continent.
“But,” said Olivier, raising a finger, “I have one positive note.” He sat forward, folding his pudgy hands, as if this truth required some formality. “I regard this as the best job I’ve ever had as a lawyer, even better than my years as a crown prosecutor. If I could dislodge Hélène from Montreal, I would stay another decade.”
“And what’s the good part? The mission?”
“Yes, the overall mission is noble. For most of recorded history, the victors in wars have not even pretended to do justice. They simply executed the vanquished. But beyond that, the stakes here are so high that you will never question the value of your labors, as we all often do in private practice. You are responsible for bringing justice to four hundred souls. When you leave, stand in front of the Court and count the pedestrians going by until you reach that number. It will take a while. The importance of what you are doing, and the limited tools to accomplish it, will require extraordinary imagination from you. You will inspire yourself.” He chortled a little at his own description, then slapped the desk.
“But now,” he said, “work begins.” He handed over the two-page order, which the Court had issued last week, requiring Ferko to testify before the Pre-Trial Chamber a couple of days from now.
In the US, a grand jury was supposed to supervise the investigative work of the prosecutor. At the ICC, the judges of the Pre-Trial Chamber played that role. Until the chamber approved, the Office of the Prosecutor—‘the OTP’—could not so much as ask a direct question of a potential witness. Before that, the only information on a case was what third parties, like newspapers or human rights organizations, had gathered.
In the last few weeks, I had read the ICC treaty, all the Court’s rules, and the vast majority of its decisions. One fact stood out now: The Pre-Trial Chamber had never before called for live testimony in passing on an OTP application to investigate.
“True,” Olivier said, “but we’ve all agreed it has some validity. That is why we asked you to rush here…’
Turow, Scott. Testimony (pp. 37-38). Grand Central Publishing. Kindle Edition.
Bottom Line:
Outstanding novel, but more than a simple fiction, this is an important read for anybody interested in domestic or international politics and the law.
Comments regarding your opinion of this book or of my review, whether favorable or unfavorable, are always welcome. If you buy the book based on my review and become disappointed, especially, I do want to know that and I want to understand how I can improve as a book reviewer. Just please be polite.
Thank you.
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