Pleading Guilty by Scott Turow (audio)

 Pleading Guilty by Scott Turow.

 I originally was intrigued by this book because I had read Presumed Innocent when it first came out and had recently listened to the audio version of Innocent. Unfortunately this book did not live up to those books in my opinion.

Mac Mallory is an ex-cop that has become a lawyer in a law firm whose main client is an airline. He has not performed up to the firms expectations. He is given the job of finding a missing partner who has disappeared and apparently taken a lot of money from this client. The bottom line for the firm is the money. The bottom line for Mac is what is going on within the firm. The deeper he diggs the more he finds out about how the firm really is run and what is really important to the firm.

I really had a hard time caring about any of these characters. They all came across as what people usually think of as a stereotypical lawyer. I found none of them likeable any any way. The love story part between mac and another lawyer felt like it was just thrown in to give the book a romance, possibly to attract a female audience. I just didn't feel that the book was on par with the other books I had read by Scott Turow.

This book was Narrated by Robert Petroff and I thought he did a fair job.
 
I listened to this book in exchange for a review for Readersfavorite.com.  I received a review copy of the audio.

Audio book Week Review Innocent by Scott Turow

Jen over at Devourer of Books has declared this week as Audio Book Week.  She has dedicated certain topics to certain days.  Head on over to check it out. 

I have saved a few of my audio reviews for this week.  As I state in this post I am an audio book junkie.  Unlike physical books though I can only listen to one book at a time.  I usually get through at least two books a month on audio depending on the length of the book.  When I am listening to Outlander it may take me two months to get through as I listen to another book after each section.  

I received a copy of Innocent by Scott Turow on cds from Hatchett books for review purposes.

I had read Presumed Innocent when it came out about 20 years ago and I really liked the book.  I even liked the movie which is pretty rare as I usually don't think much of movies after I have read the book. So I was eager to listen to this sequel set some 20 years later, which by the way is about how long between books.  

I was also eager to listen to Edward Hermann read this book.  For those of you who don't know who Edward Hermann is  he played Richard Gilmore, the Grandfather , on the Gilmore Girls.  There was also a female reader but as I have given my copy away and she isn't listed on the website I can't list her name ( I would be alittle put out about the whole not listed on the website thing if I was her).  She read the chapters that dealt with the female main character.

Well the book dealt with Rusty Sabich being looked into after his wife dies and he waits a full 24 hours before he informs anyone.  Just like Presumed Innocent there are plenty of twists and turns in this book to keep you listening and finding it hard to stop. 

Imagine my surprise when I heard profanity coming out Richard Gilmore's, I mean Edward Hermann"s mouth.  It just didn't seem like the thing that he would say, to refined.  So that did take away from my enjoyment of this book.   Of course profanity usually takes away from my enjoyment nowadays as I feel that there has to be better ways for characters to express themselves.  I am not a prude but there is a point where is becomes excessive.  In this book it wasn't excessive but I did feel that it didn't need to be used quite as often.  I think that I am more sensitive to it when I hear it than when I read it. (Stepping off my soap box now).   

So with everything considered I would give this book

(I have decided to use ladybugs as my rating system)

Presumed Innocent Giveaway

I am hosting a giveaway of a copy of Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow.
  

I read this when it first came out and there will be a sequel coming out in May.  I am really looking forward to it. 

The rules for the giveaway are simple.  You get one entry for commenting and one entry for following (people who are already following will get an entry if they comment).

I will close the giveaway on April 16th and will pick the winner on April 17th.

That's it!  Good luck to every one. 

Giveaway only open to US and Canada and no P.O. boxes.