527 pages · Released Jun 5, 1990 · Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Content report card
The Burden of Proof parent’s guide: what’s inside
Medium confidence
LGBTQ+ themes
Unsure
What it offers
Educational value
Some · 2/5
A note for parents
The Burden of Proof is a complex legal thriller for adult readers, featuring a protagonist dealing with personal and professional crises. While not graphically violent, the book contains courtroom drama, marital infidelity, suicide, and morally ambiguous situations that require mature judgment to process. The tone is serious and psychologically intense rather than action-driven.
Turow's brilliant defense attorney from Presumed Innocent returns to face a shattering emotional crisis in his own family.Turow's brilliant defense attorney from Presumed Innocent returns to face a shattering emotional crisis in his own family.
