Scott Turow

Scott Turow was born in 1949 in Chicago. In 1978, he graduated with honors from Harvard Law School, and after an eight-year tenure as an assistant prosecutor, he is now one of Chicago's most distinguished attorneys. His first novel, "Presumed Innocent," was published in 1987 and became one of the most talked-about books of the year. It remained on the New York Times bestseller list for forty-four weeks, eight of which were in the top position, and it also won the award from the British Crime Writers' Association. Additionally, it was successfully adapted into a film by Alan Pakula, starring Harrison Ford and Raul Julia. His subsequent work, "The Burden of Proof," also achieved similar success, spending three months at the top of the bestseller list and receiving an award from the Society of Midland Authors. This book served as the basis for the ABC television series of the same name. His next three novels, "Pleading Guilty," "The Laws of Our Fathers," and "Personal Injuries," were equally successful. His works have been translated into more than twenty languages, with sales exceeding twenty-five million copies worldwide. He is married and has three children.