This was not your father’s legal thriller.  Most of the action is confined to the courtrooms and law offices of the main players, making it more legal than thriller.  But the characters come alive in ways difficult to describe, making the story worth the read.  This was my first time revisiting Turow since late high school/early college and, while not as good as I remember the previous outings, it was a nice reintroduction to the goings on in Kimball County.

Possibly the better story here is the mystery of a little addendum to the physical book.  I must have bought the hardcover years ago on eBay (it originally came out in 1999) and then put it in a drawer until earlier this year.  Tucked inside was a boarding pass for American Airlines flight 685 headed to New York from Fort Lauderdale on November 2nd, 2009.  Mr. Todd Scher must have enjoyed this particular piece of fiction while sitting in seat 14A on his evening flight to New York.  What is his story?  Heading to New York for business?  Returning home after some fun in sunny Florida?  Is he who I bought the book from?  Where is he now?  Is this him?