Testimony

novel by Turow

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Testimony is a 2017 novel by American author Scott Turow. The story follows an attorney grappling with a midlife crisis who is tasked by the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged war crimes. These crimes are connected to a Roma refugee camp that was established in the aftermath of the Bosnian conflict. Turow is known for his crime and suspense novels that often explore legal and professional themes.12

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Scott Turow
Law background and writing career
In 2017 Turow published Testimony, about an attorney in the midst of a midlife crisis who is asked by the International Criminal Court to investigate potential war crimes involving a Roma refugee camp after the Bosnian conflict. In The Last Trial (2020), a criminal defense attorney takes his final…
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In 2017 Turow published Testimony, about an attorney in the midst of a midlife crisis who is asked by the International Criminal Court to investigate potential war crimes involving a Roma refugee camp after the Bosnian conflict. In The Last Trial (2020), a criminal defense attorney takes his final…
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