556 pages · Released Jun 11, 2010 · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Content report card
The Laws of our Fathers parent’s guide: what’s inside
Medium confidence
LGBTQ+ themes
Unsure
What it offers
A note for parents
This is an adult legal thriller centered on a murder investigation, with mature themes including gang violence, crime, and morally complex characters. While it offers substantive exploration of law and justice, the content—including a shooting death, profanity, and darker social realities—is geared toward adult readers. Teens 16+ with interest in legal fiction and crime drama may engage with it, but younger readers should wait.
A drive-by shooting of an aging white woman at a gang-plagued Kindle County housing project sets in motion Scott Turow's intensely absorbing novel, The Laws of our Fathers. With its riveting suspense and indelibly drawn characters, this novel shows why Turow is not only the master of the modern legal thriller but also...A drive-by shooting of an aging white woman at a gang-plagued Kindle County housing project sets in motion Scott Turow's intensely absorbing novel, The Laws of our Fathers. With its riveting suspense and indelibly drawn characters, this novel shows why Turow is not only the master of the modern legal thriller but also one of America's most engaging and satisfying novelists.
