Reversible Errors: Summary and book reviews of Reversible Errors by Scott Turow, plus links to an excerpt from Reversible Errors and a biography of Scott Turow.

Rommy "Squirrel" Gandolph is a Yellow Man, an inmate on death row for a 1991 triple murder in Kindle County. His slow progress toward certain execution is nearing completion when Arthur Raven, a corporate lawyer who is Rommy's reluctant court-appointed representative, receives word that another inmate may have new evidence that will exonerate Gandolph. Arthur's opponent in the case is Muriel Wynn, Kindle County's formidable chief deputy prosecuting attorney, who is considering a run for her boss's job. Muriel and Larry Starczek, the original detective on the case, don't want to see Rommy escape a fate they long ago determined he deserved, for a host of reasons. Further complicating the situation is the fact that Gillian Sullivan, the judge who originally found Rommy guilty, is only recently out of prison herself, having served time for taking bribes. Scott Turow's compelling, multidimensional characters take the reader into Kindle County's parallel yet intersecting worlds of police and small-time crooks, airline executives and sophisticated scammers -- and lawyers of all stripes. No other writer offers such a convincing true-to-life picture of how the law and life interact, or such a profound understanding of what is at stake -- personally, professionally, and morally -- when the state holds the power to end a man's life.

Media Reviews

The New York Times Book Review What Turow has done, in book after book, is to give us page turners that are also pleasing literary artifacts, mysteries that are also investigations into complicated social questions and complex human emotions.   Los Angeles Times Book Review - Bill Blum No one on the contemporary scene writes better mystery-suspense novels than Scott Turow.   Booklist - Kristine Huntley Turow does an excellent job of balancing the twists and turns of the case with his characters' equally complicated personal lives and relationships, making for a well-rounded, exciting, introspective thriller.   Publishers Weekly No character in this novel is entirely likable; all seek to undo some past wrong, with results that get progressively worse. Turow fans should not be disappointed.   Kirkus Reviews No car chases, explosions, threats against the detective, movie-star locations, or gourmet meals just a deeply satisfying novel about deeply human people who just happen to be victims, schemers, counselors-at-law, or all three at once.   Library Journal - Nancy McNicol Turow moves skillfully between past and present, revealing tidbits of fact, circumstance, and motive as he goes and leaving it up to the reader not only to construct the story's linear progression but to understand the significance of the book's title as both a legal entity within its plot and a personal reality for its characters. Turow's work once again extends beyond the genre he helped create. Highly recommended.

Recent Reader Reviews

Rated of 5 by Lynn
Great read
I love Scott Turow's books --he presents an interesting story, with logical twists and well defined characters. This was a great read. I highly recommend it.

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