The Burden of Proof (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #2)

SUMMARY: Turow's acclaimed second novel, which topped international bestseller lists, is now available in trade paperback. Sandy Stern, the brilliant defense attorney from "Presumed Innocent", faces an event so emotionally shattering that no part of his life is left untouched. It reveals a family caught in a maelstrom of hidden crimes, shocking secrets, and warring passions. The sequel to "Presumed Innocent", in which the same main character appears. Alejandro "Sandy" Stern, the most celebrated defense lawyer in the Mid-western city where he lives, comes home from a business trip to find that Clara, his wife of 30 years, has committed suicide They had been married for thirty-one years, and the following spring, full of resolve and a measure of hope, he would marry again.