The Last Trial
The Last Trial by Scott Turow, published by Grand Central Publishing on September 28, 2021, is a legal thriller that explores the complexities of friendship and justice. At eighty-five, celebrated defense attorney Alejandro “Sandy” Stern faces the twilight of his career as he takes on one last case involving his lifelong friend, Dr. Kiril Pafko, who is accused of serious crimes including murder. As Stern navigates the intricacies of the trial, he confronts the challenges of defending a man whose illustrious reputation as a cancer researcher is now under scrutiny.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into the moral dilemmas faced by Stern as he questions the truth behind the charges against Pafko. The story examines the intersection of personal loyalty and professional duty, highlighting the fragility of human nature within the legal system. With its focus on themes of crime and the judicial process, The Last Trial presents a thought-provoking exploration of how far one will go to protect a friend, all while grappling with the realities of evidence and perception in the courtroom. This edition spans 528 pages and is presented in English.
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Two formidable men collide in this “first-class legal thriller” and New York Times bestseller about a celebrated criminal defense lawyer and the prosecution of his lifelong friend — a doctor accused of murder (David Baldacci).
At eighty-five years old, Alejandro “Sandy” Stern, a brilliant defense lawyer with his health failing but spirit intact, is on the brink of retirement. But when his old friend Dr. Kiril Pafko, a former Nobel Prize winner in Medicine, is faced with charges of insider trading, fraud, and murder, his entire life’s work is put in jeopardy, and Stern decides to take on one last trial.
In a case that will be the defining coda to both men’s accomplished lives, Stern probes beneath the surface of his friend’s dazzling veneer as a distinguished cancer researcher. As the trial progresses, he will question everything he thought he knew about his friend. Despite Pafko’s many failings, is he innocent of the terrible charges laid against him? How far will Stern go to save his friend, and — no matter the trial’s outcome — will he ever know the truth?
Stern’s duty to defend his client and his belief in the power of the judicial system both face a final, terrible test in the courtroom, where the evidence and reality are sometimes worlds apart.
Full of the deep insights into the spaces where the fragility of human nature and the justice system collide, Scott Turow’s The Last Trial is a masterful legal thriller that unfolds in page-turning suspense — and questions how we measure a life.
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