Presumed Innocent (novel)
First edition | |
| Author | Scott Turow |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Legal thriller, crime |
| Publisher | Farrar Straus & Giroux |
Publication date | August 1987 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 448 (first edition, hardback) 432 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-374-23713-1 (first edition, hardback) ISBN 0-14-010336-8 (paperback) |
| OCLC | 15315809 |
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3570.U754 P7 1987 |
| Followed by | Innocent (2010) Presumed Guilty (2025) |
Presumed Innocent, published in August 1987, is a legal thriller novel by American writer Scott Turow. His first novel, it is about a prosecutor charged with the murder of his colleague, Carolyn Polhemus. It is told in a first person point of view by the accused, Rožat "Rusty" Sabich. A motion picture adaptation starring Harrison Ford was released in 1990. A second adaptation for Apple TV+ starring Jake Gyllenhaal was released in 2024.