The Last Trial

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Someone out there doesn't want you to know I am innocent.'On the brink of retirement, legendary defence attorney Sandy Stern is persuaded to take on one last case to defend an old friend.Dr Kiril Pafko, a former Nobel Prize winner and distinguished cancer researcher, is now, shockingly, facing charges of fraud, insider trading and even murder.As the trial progresses, Stern will question everything he thought he knew about his friend. Despite Pafko's many failings, is he innocent of the terrible charges laid against him? Stern's duty to defend his client and his belief in the power of the judicial system will face a final, terrible test in the courtroom, where the evidence and reality are sometimes worlds apart . . .'The master is back and in The Last Trial Scott Turow takes it to another level' David Baldacci'The Last Trial is Scott Turow at his best and most ambitious. He has elevated the genre once again' Washington Post'The novel's greatest strength is its poignant depiction of the emotional toll of the case, as Stern is forced to reconsider the nature of his friendship, his legacy and his mortality' The Times