As new condition textured black boards with gold spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. The front cover contains a small oval sticker stating ""Books & Books Autographed"". Signed by the author with thin blue Sharpie at the middle of the full title page. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. ""A driving, unputdownable courtroom drama/murder mystery that is also a literary treasure.Put this one on your don't miss list."" - Stephen King ""Turow wins agains.He remains at his best."" - USA Today ""The king of legal thrillers is back."" - Wall Street Journal ""Masterful.compelling and enjoyable."" - Cleveland Plain Dealer ""Fresh and fierce, more than a courtroom procedural.[a] delectable page-turner."" - Chicago Tribune ""An intelligent, thoughtful novel: a grown-up book for grown-up readers.Turow is always a pleasure to read."" - Washington Post Book World ""A fast and absorbing ride.[Turow's] intimate understanding of his characters and his authoritative knowledge of the legal world inject the narrative with emotional fuel.Rusty's second trial proves to be just as suspenseful and gripping as his first."" - New York Times ""His storytelling is as sharp as ever.Always a deeply contemplative writer, Turow blends a lifetime's in-depth knowledge of the legal system with striking characterization and slow-building suspense.even in a crowded genre, Innocent makes a hell of a closing statement."" - Miami Herald ""State Senator Paul Gianis is a candidate for mayor of Kindle County. His identical twin brother, Cass, is newly released from prison, twenty-five years after pleading guilty to the murder of his girlfriend Dita Kronon. When Evon Miller, an ex-FBI agent who is the head of security for the Kronon family business, and private investigator Tim Brodie begin a reivestigation of Dita's death, they find themselves ensnared in a tangle of deception - as only Scott Turow would weave."" - excerpt from the front inner jacket flap