Scott Turow Books in Order

Turow's classic memoir follows his first year at Harvard Law School, from bewildering Socratic classes to cutthroat exams and friendships strained by competition, giving a candid, inside look at how modern lawyers are trained.

When prosecutor Rusty Sabich is assigned to investigate the murder of his colleague and former lover, evidence soon points back at him. As he stands trial in Kindle County, the case exposes tangled politics, marriage secrets, and the limits of legal truth.

Defense lawyer Sandy Stern returns home to discover his wife has taken her own life, just as his brother in law, financier Dixon Hartnell, faces federal charges. Untangling Dixon's alleged fraud forces Sandy to confront buried secrets about his marriage and family.

Middle aged lawyer and ex cop Mack Malloy is quietly pushed toward retirement until the firm asks him to track down a missing partner and the millions that vanished with him. His search through Kindle County's underbelly blurs the line between fixer and fall guy.

A drive by shooting in a Kindle County housing project brings Judge Sonia Klonsky a case in which a young man is accused of arranging his activist mother's murder. The trial reaches back to the 1960s, exposing old friendships, radical politics, and generational debts.

Charismatic injury lawyer Robbie Feaver secretly bribes judges to win cases, until federal agents catch him and demand he help expose a wider web of corruption. Narrated by attorney George Mason, the sting operation traps everyone in a maze of wiretaps and shifting loyalties.

Corporate attorney Arthur Raven reluctantly takes on the final appeal of Rommy "Squirrel" Gandolph, condemned for a triple murder. As new evidence surfaces, Raven, a weary detective, and a disgraced judge race to uncover the truth before the execution clock runs out.

In this compact work of nonfiction, Turow draws on his years as a prosecutor, defense lawyer, and member of Illinois death penalty commissions to weigh the case for and against capital punishment, focusing on innocence, deterrence, and what justice can realistically deliver.

After his father's death, journalist Stewart Dubinsky discovers wartime letters and a hidden manuscript that hint at a buried court martial. His search through World War II archives reveals his father's secret life as a JAG officer and a very different story of how his parents met.

Judge George Mason is asked to rule on a high profile rape case that eerily mirrors something he and his friends did in college. Anonymous emails and his wife's illness close in, forcing him to confront guilt, fear, and the boundaries of judicial duty.

Edited by Scott Turow with series editor Otto Penzler, this annual anthology selects twenty-one mystery, crime, and suspense stories. Its contributors include C. J. Box, whose Yellowstone story "Pirates of Yellowstone" appears alongside work by established crime writers.

Decades after beating a murder charge, Rusty Sabich is now chief judge when his wife is found dead in their bed, and he waits almost a day before calling authorities. Old rival Tommy Molto brings a new case, and Rusty must again fight for his freedom and his family's trust.

Twenty five years after Cass Gianis pleaded guilty to killing his girlfriend Dita Kronon, he is paroled while his identical twin Paul runs for mayor. Dita's wealthy brother bankrolls a fresh investigation, raising doubts about what really happened and whether both twins share the blame.

Pamela Paul gathers sixty-five extended interviews from The New York Times Book Review’s “By the Book” feature. Writers and artists, including David Sedaris and Anne Lamott, discuss reading habits, favorite authors, work routines, inspirations, irritations, and the books they recommend.

Disillusioned prosecutor Bill ten Boom leaves Kindle County for The Hague, where the International Criminal Court asks him to investigate the disappearance of an entire Roma refugee camp in postwar Bosnia. His case threads through military secrets, Balkan politics, and his own midlife upheaval.

At eighty five, legendary defense attorney Sandy Stern agrees to try one last case, defending his longtime friend, Nobel winning doctor Kiril Pafko, whose breakthrough cancer drug is linked to patient deaths. The sprawling federal trial tests Sandy's health, ethics, and faith in the system he has served.

Pinky Granum, tattooed misfit private investigator and granddaughter of Sandy Stern, helps lawyer Rik Dudek defend police chief Lucia Gomez against sexual misconduct accusations. As a local hearing turns explosive and a witness dies, Pinky uncovers small town grudges, powerful enemies, and a very personal threat next door.

Now retired and hoping for a quiet marriage, Rusty Sabich agrees to defend his fiancée's son Aaron, a young Black man accused of murdering the daughter of a local prosecutor. Back in court, Rusty faces hostile politics, buried family tensions, and echoes of his own past trials.