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The Burden of Proof (Turow novel)

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The Burden of Proof
AuthorScott Turow
LanguageEnglish
GenreLegal thriller, crime
PublisherFarrar Straus & Giroux
Publication date
1990
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages564 pages
Preceded byPresumed Innocent 
Followed byPleading Guilty 

The Burden of Proof, published in 1990, is Scott Turow's second novel, somewhat of a sequel to Presumed Innocent. The Burden of Proof follows the story of defense attorney Sandy Stern in the aftermath of his wife's death and the growing realization that there is much about his marriage that he has never understood. Stern's bereavement coincides with his latest case, defending commodities broker Dixon Hartnell. Hartnell is a complex figure, one that Sandy admires but doesn't trust. Stern soon realizes that defending "Dix" will force him to tread a narrow path between zealous advocacy for a client and his ethical responsibilities to the courts.

The Burden of Proof is set in the fictional Midwestern Kindle County, Illinois, the setting of Turow's other novels, and features or refers to characters that appear in those other stories.

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In 1991, a television miniseries based on the novel and bearing the same title was released starring Héctor Elizondo.[1]

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