Suspect
- Downloads：8233
- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2022-10-08 11:21:40
- Update Date：2025-09-07
- Status：finish
- Author：Scott Turow
- ISBN：1668622572
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
- Download
Summary
The #1
New York Times
bestselling author of
Presumed Innocent
and
The Last Trial
returns with a riveting legal thriller in which a reckless private detective is embroiled in a fraught police scandal。
For as long as Lucia Gomez has been the police chief in the city of Highland Isle， near Kindle County， she has known that any woman in law enforcement must walk a precarious line between authority and camaraderie to gain respect。 She has maintained a spotless reputation—until now。 Three male police officers have accused her of soliciting sex in exchange for promotions to higher ranks。 With few people left who she can trust， Chief Gomez turns to an old friend， Rik Dudek， to act as her attorney in the federal grand jury investigation， insisting to Rik that the accusations against her are part of an ugly smear campaign designed to destroy her career and empower her enemies—both outside the police force and within。。
Clarice “Pinky” Granum spent most of her youth experimenting with an impressive array of drugs and failing out of various professions， including the police academy。 Pinky knows that in the eyes of most people， she's nothing but a screwup—but she doesn't trust most people's opinions anyway。 Moreover， she finally has a respectable-enough job as a licensed P。I。 working for Rik on his roster of mostly minor cases， like workman's comp， DUIs and bar fights。 Rik's shabby office and even shabbier cases are a far cry from the kinds of high-profile criminal matters Pinky became familiar with in the law office of her grandfather， Sandy Stern。 But Rik and Pinky feel that Chief Gomez’s case， which has attracted national attention， is their chance to break into the legal big leagues。
Guided by her gut instinct and razor-sharp investigative skills， Pinky dives headfirst into a twisted scandal that will draw her into the deepest recesses of the city’s criminal networks， as well as the human mind。 But she will need every scrap of tenacity and courage to unravel the dark secrets those closest to her are determined to keep hidden。
For as long as Lucia Gomez has been the police chief in the city of Highland Isle， near Kindle County， she has known that any woman in law enforcement must walk a precarious line between authority and camaraderie to gain respect。 She has maintained a spotless reputation—until now。 Three male police officers have accused her of soliciting sex in exchange for promotions to higher ranks。 With few people left who she can trust， Chief Gomez turns to an old friend， Rik Dudek， to act as her attorney in the federal grand jury investigation， insisting to Rik that the accusations against her are part of an ugly smear campaign designed to destroy her career and empower her enemies—both outside the police force and within。。
Clarice “Pinky” Granum spent most of her youth experimenting with an impressive array of drugs and failing out of various professions， including the police academy。 Pinky knows that in the eyes of most people， she's nothing but a screwup—but she doesn't trust most people's opinions anyway。 Moreover， she finally has a respectable-enough job as a licensed P。I。 working for Rik on his roster of mostly minor cases， like workman's comp， DUIs and bar fights。 Rik's shabby office and even shabbier cases are a far cry from the kinds of high-profile criminal matters Pinky became familiar with in the law office of her grandfather， Sandy Stern。 But Rik and Pinky feel that Chief Gomez’s case， which has attracted national attention， is their chance to break into the legal big leagues。
Guided by her gut instinct and razor-sharp investigative skills， Pinky dives headfirst into a twisted scandal that will draw her into the deepest recesses of the city’s criminal networks， as well as the human mind。 But she will need every scrap of tenacity and courage to unravel the dark secrets those closest to her are determined to keep hidden。
Reviews
Lisa Bertelson
，
3。5 stars
Sheldon
，
Scott Turow continue use to be able to construct an enjoyable if not fantastic thriller。 Although courtroom scenes were involved， this really was a non-court mystery/thriller。 I loved the Pinky， tattooed， nose ringed heroine。 Ok， so there weren’t many ethical characters， but it was a mystery。 I hope Pinky and her friends return quickly。
Bonny
，
I loved both the book and the movie of Presumed Innocent， but after I finished Suspect I had to check and make sure that I was correctly remembering the author of Presumed Innocent as Scott Turow。 I don't know what has happened in the 35 years between the books， but based on past experience I hoped for a cleverly thought-out mystery， interesting characters， and a taut plot in Suspect but I didn't find any of these things。 PI Clarice "Pinky" Granum （granddaughter of Sandy Stern）， a former drug ad I loved both the book and the movie of Presumed Innocent， but after I finished Suspect I had to check and make sure that I was correctly remembering the author of Presumed Innocent as Scott Turow。 I don't know what has happened in the 35 years between the books， but based on past experience I hoped for a cleverly thought-out mystery， interesting characters， and a taut plot in Suspect but I didn't find any of these things。 PI Clarice "Pinky" Granum （granddaughter of Sandy Stern）， a former drug addict and police academy dropout， is supposed to be unconventional but she is really a stereotype that behaves predictably in this less-than-compelling plot。 I hope Pinky doesn't become part of an ongoing series， but this is probably the last Scott Turow book for me。 。。。more
Eileen
，
The subtitle for this book could be "Pinky Saves the Day。" Pinky is a thirty-something private investigator。 Scott Turow is a seventy-something writer who has created a highly credible character。 Pinky is bi and usually wears a nail in her nose， unless she is doing something that requires an extremely low profile。 Her background includes a series of false starts and inappropriate behavior。 The current case she is investigating involves a middle-aged female police chief who has a similarly colorf The subtitle for this book could be "Pinky Saves the Day。" Pinky is a thirty-something private investigator。 Scott Turow is a seventy-something writer who has created a highly credible character。 Pinky is bi and usually wears a nail in her nose， unless she is doing something that requires an extremely low profile。 Her background includes a series of false starts and inappropriate behavior。 The current case she is investigating involves a middle-aged female police chief who has a similarly colorful past。 Pinky's current job is to investigate various aspects of the complaint against Chief Gomez in a disciplinary hearing that could lead to termination。 While she is working on the case， she becomes aware of her new male neighbor's strange habits。 It turns out that there are connections to uncover and some clever complications， clues， and interactions ahead。 What at first look like terrorism on the part of her neighbor and some photo tricks against the chief end up being other things。 Turow has other surprises for the reader。 。。。more
Jerry
，
Have read many of his books， but this has got to be the most slowest written book he’s ever written。
William B
，
Pinky is KickassI love all Scott Turow books and this was no exception。 However this one really is a fast paced thriller with great characters ， with the protagonist being Pinky， Sandy Stern’s granddaughter， who is a PI for a law firm that represents the Chief of Police who has been set up in a police scandal。 Pinky， flawed tho she may be ， is the hero of the twisted tale。
Jonathan Brown
，
This book was ok， not one this author’s best。 I didn’t particularly like any of the characters。 The hook of a potential corrupt police chief didn’t really ring with me as something I was particularly interested in or cared about， even though I originally thought it would。 The resolution was also pretty unoriginal。
PottWab Regional Library
，
SM
Mark Nelson
，
So I imagine myself as Scott Turow。 As I'm going to sleep at night， all I think is Grisham， Grisham， damn him Grisham。 I can't sell as many books as he does， I don't ride the charts like he does， and man I am just as good if not better a writer。 I wake up and think Grisham， Grisham， Grisham。So in this book Turow pivots。 No more legal fiction for him， this is straight up crime。 Well I mean it is legal-adjacent， there are lawyers and a small amount of courtroom action， but mostly this is all about So I imagine myself as Scott Turow。 As I'm going to sleep at night， all I think is Grisham， Grisham， damn him Grisham。 I can't sell as many books as he does， I don't ride the charts like he does， and man I am just as good if not better a writer。 I wake up and think Grisham， Grisham， Grisham。So in this book Turow pivots。 No more legal fiction for him， this is straight up crime。 Well I mean it is legal-adjacent， there are lawyers and a small amount of courtroom action， but mostly this is all about crime and criminals and the people who track them down。Turow has also decided he can beat Grisham in one other area。 He's decided to push the age of his protagonists down to dare I say， millennials。 And to top it off， the first person narrator is a woman。 So 73 y。o。 Scott Turow is writing in the voice of an early 30s female， and that includes sex。 Risky！ When a man writes a woman there is not much he can do to defend himself when the inevitable carping occurs， he just has to suck it up and hope that the majority of his readers don't actually mind as much as the noisy few。So anyway as expected from Turow very tightly wrapped， good story， good narrative arc。 Loved the book and read it in just a few days。I'm going to complain about two things even though I still give the book a full five stars。His female lead， Pinky， is just a little too cute and to much of a class manic pixie dream girl for my tastes。 She doesn't fit the definition exactly but she's close， and I think it's just a bit of a lazy way to create an interesting character。 She's wandering through adulthood doing all the wrong things for all the wrong reasons and getting away because ultimately， she's killing it。 Okay。Second， his Omar character is a bit of a stereotype as well， and I think he is coasting a bit on that。 Everyone loved Omar on The Wire， he was a killer and a criminal， but because he had a code of honor and only killed other criminals， we all really liked him。 TWO seems to be a lot like that。 （Maybe I need to start calling this the Jack Reacher strategy - all the same reasons and a little more contemporary。）Well， you gotta write something， and people are going to find things like that to complain about。 If you like Scott Turow， you'll like this book。 If you like good crime fiction， you'll like this book。 If you like John Grisham， please don't tell Scott， he's sensitive on the subject。 。。。more
Carole
，
The word that kept coming to mind as I read this was 'workmanlike'？ The story was decent， the characters were sort of interesting， but something felt incomplete to me the whole time。 I have read most of Scott Turow's novels。 I liked Pinky as a character because she still viewed herself as unfinished。 Some of the other characters were interesting as well。 。。。。 but I didn't love the novel and I thought the ending was kind of abrupt。 The word that kept coming to mind as I read this was 'workmanlike'？ The story was decent， the characters were sort of interesting， but something felt incomplete to me the whole time。 I have read most of Scott Turow's novels。 I liked Pinky as a character because she still viewed herself as unfinished。 Some of the other characters were interesting as well。 。。。。 but I didn't love the novel and I thought the ending was kind of abrupt。 。。。more
VALERIE C。 TAVERNIER
，
Fantastic Book！！！I loved this book。 Kept me in suspense and constantly guessing。 Couldn't put it down！ Would recommend it to all my friends。 Fantastic Book！！！I loved this book。 Kept me in suspense and constantly guessing。 Couldn't put it down！ Would recommend it to all my friends。 。。。more
Sherry Cooper
，
Great BookNot since Presumed Innocent have I read such a great book by Scott Turow。 A well-paced page turner I couldn’t put down。 I loved Pinky， the bisexual private detective with a big heart and a brilliant mind。 I’m sure we will see more of her in future Turow books。
Pamela
，
The first Turow book that I didn’t thoroughly enjoy …。
Bethany
，
a great readThis story was completely expected。 An unusual heroine， a bisexual woman completely unconventional working as a PI for a criminal lawyer。 The story is about the female police captain charged with sexual harassment。 The back story is about how you handle a truly bad guy out to take out a good police captain who isn’t perfect， when it is her mistakes that are in trial。 The story is told by our heroine， an out of the box thinker who is an outsider。 This is the second back story。 An unco a great readThis story was completely expected。 An unusual heroine， a bisexual woman completely unconventional working as a PI for a criminal lawyer。 The story is about the female police captain charged with sexual harassment。 The back story is about how you handle a truly bad guy out to take out a good police captain who isn’t perfect， when it is her mistakes that are in trial。 The story is told by our heroine， an out of the box thinker who is an outsider。 This is the second back story。 An unconventional person who needs to be recognized for her gifts， not because she doesn’t automatically fit in。 This books just keeps unfolding in unexpected ways。 。。。more
Denise
，
Legal drama and high stakes investigation into a scandal involving a police chief。Lucia Gomez has just been forced to a hearing because 3 male police officers have accused her of forcing them to have intimate relations in order to be promoted within the Highland Isle PD。 Her friend， attorney Rik Dudek， is helping her navigate the federal grand jury investigation and Chief Gomez is insistent that these fake allegations are hiding part of a bigger issue within the community。 Clarice "Pinky" Granum Legal drama and high stakes investigation into a scandal involving a police chief。Lucia Gomez has just been forced to a hearing because 3 male police officers have accused her of forcing them to have intimate relations in order to be promoted within the Highland Isle PD。 Her friend， attorney Rik Dudek， is helping her navigate the federal grand jury investigation and Chief Gomez is insistent that these fake allegations are hiding part of a bigger issue within the community。 Clarice "Pinky" Granum （granddaughter of Sandy Stern to those familiar with this series） is a bit of an outlier but she is working with Rik as they build a defense and response to the situation facing Chief Gomez。 But， the accusations against the Chief are just the tip of an iceberg that is meant to cover up much more serious criminal activities。I do not remember having ever read a book by this author before， and certainly none of the Kindle Country series， so I had no preconceived notions going in and it seemed to work fine as a standalone。 I enjoy good legal drama and this case was complicated with lots of interesting details and side schemes that gave the whole plot a lot more substance。 I enjoyed the writing style and the characters who were quite contemporary and diverse。 It did seem to be a little bit too long and slow moving at different points along the way， but the narrative flowed well and came to quite an abrupt conclusion that left some questions。 I may check out a follow up to this one if only to find my answers if they will be forthcoming in another novel。Thank you to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for this e-book ARC to read and review。 。。。more
Mary
，
This novel was way longer than it could have been。 The story could have been told with a lot less pages。 Don't know if I'll try another Turow book or not。 This novel was way longer than it could have been。 The story could have been told with a lot less pages。 Don't know if I'll try another Turow book or not。 。。。more
Melissa Vergenz
，
Good read but a little risqueGood plot narrated first person by a female with attitude and tattoos and a nail in her nose working as a private investigator for a lawyer。 You wonder what she will do next， but her unorthodox view of things works to solve the crime。
Bookreporter。com Mystery & Thriller
，
Ever since the mammoth success of PRESUMED INNOCENT， Scott Turow not only has continued to release top-rate legal thrillers， he has composed his own fictional world that still touches upon that first big bestseller。This time around， in SUSPECT， we are regaled with the special skills of Clarice “Pinky” Granum， a talented private investigator who also happens to be the granddaughter of famed defense attorney Sandy Stern。 Pinky has a magenta mohawk， facial piercings and a slew of tattoos covering h Ever since the mammoth success of PRESUMED INNOCENT， Scott Turow not only has continued to release top-rate legal thrillers， he has composed his own fictional world that still touches upon that first big bestseller。This time around， in SUSPECT， we are regaled with the special skills of Clarice “Pinky” Granum， a talented private investigator who also happens to be the granddaughter of famed defense attorney Sandy Stern。 Pinky has a magenta mohawk， facial piercings and a slew of tattoos covering her body。 Her appearance may lead some to underestimate her， but in reality she is sharp as a tack and really good at her job。Pinky’s latest case finds her working for attorney Rik Dudek， who has taken on the defense of an old colleague from his law enforcement days， Lucia Gomez。 The current police chief in the city of Highland Isle， Lucia has a pristine record and the respect of all those around her。 But that’s about to change as three male police officers have come forward to accuse her of soliciting them for sex in exchange for various promotions。While Lucia admits to being a woman with sexual proclivities and desires， she firmly denies these allegations。 Rik needs Pinky to do a deep dive into the case and see what she can come up with。 However， Pinky has no idea just how deep this dive is going to get or what feathers will be ruffled。 All she knows is that her findings will stir the pot and bring to light certain influential figures who may have more than a little interest in seeing Lucia go down。Pinky’s investigation keeps coming back to the same person: Moritz Vojczek， aka the Ritz， a powerful businessman involved in both legal and illegal businesses。 When Pinky learns that one of her neighbors， for whom she has developed feelings， may be working a surveillance job against the Ritz， the situation gets quite interesting。 The only issue will be Pinky’s ability to prove intent and find solid evidence that the Ritz is behind the defaming of Lucia。SUSPECT is full of plot twists and surprises， but make no mistake that this is Pinky’s novel， and she is an extremely likable and unique protagonist。 Still， as a young person， she may not have the experience to handle the deep， dark secrets she uncovers about those who may pose more of a threat to her than she can imagine。 Hopefully， Turow has more storylines with Pinky at the center for us to enjoy in the not-too-distant future。Reviewed by Ray Palen 。。。more
Patrick C。
，
Latest by Scott Turow， one of my favorite authors。The story is narrated by Clarice “Pinky” Granum， the millenial graanddaughter of one of his primary characters， lawyer Sandy Stern - she's a pink-haired， Day-Glo-tattoed， nose-nail-wearing， bisexual with a checkered history， currently employed as a private investigator by Rik Dudek， a lawyer， who is Stern's nephew and her uncle。 For long-term fans of Turow's legal-centered fiction， this all provides context and familiarity。They are involved with Latest by Scott Turow， one of my favorite authors。The story is narrated by Clarice “Pinky” Granum， the millenial graanddaughter of one of his primary characters， lawyer Sandy Stern - she's a pink-haired， Day-Glo-tattoed， nose-nail-wearing， bisexual with a checkered history， currently employed as a private investigator by Rik Dudek， a lawyer， who is Stern's nephew and her uncle。 For long-term fans of Turow's legal-centered fiction， this all provides context and familiarity。They are involved with the case of a local police chief， Lucia Gomez-Barrera who has enn accused by three officers of demanding sex in exchange for promotions。 The story becomes increasingly complicated， both in terms of legal complications， a personal complexity for Pinky。 I found her narrative to be fun to follow， and enjoyed the developments。As usual with Turow， some of the legal scenes are the most captivating， especially the courtroom shenanigans。 I especially liked a chapter in which an ex-cop-turned criminal is confronted with evidence by alocal detective and the FBI。。。I listened to the Audible version， narrated by Helen Laser。 It should be no surprise that I recommend this book！！ 。。。more
Gretchen Duggan
，
hypnoticI read this book in one sitting。 Could。 Not。 Put。 It。 Down。！！ It’s been years since I’ve read something this well written and spellbinding。 Also loved the somewhat bold foray（s） into complicated relationships， all of it narrated from a female pov。 Yowza！ Great read！！ Thank you！
Lesley Smith
，
Could not put it down！ Scott Turow has been my favourite author of legal thrillers， and once again grabbed my attention and held it until the last page。 All the reviews tell you the story， all I can say is read it for yourself。
Holly Hurst
，
Didn’t feel like a classic Turow but still very good book。 Finished in one sitting
V
，
The newest of the Kindle County series features Sandy Stern’s granddaughter Pinky。 Since her grandfather， Sandy， retired she’s now an investigator for attorney Rik （related through Sandy’s first wife）。 It’s an in-depth introduction to Pinky as the series takes a fresh new direction。 Pinky describes herself as weird， attracted to both men and women， has tats and a nose nail and multi-colored hair。Pinky is observant， nosy and has found her niche sussing out information。 Her current target is purel The newest of the Kindle County series features Sandy Stern’s granddaughter Pinky。 Since her grandfather， Sandy， retired she’s now an investigator for attorney Rik （related through Sandy’s first wife）。 It’s an in-depth introduction to Pinky as the series takes a fresh new direction。 Pinky describes herself as weird， attracted to both men and women， has tats and a nose nail and multi-colored hair。Pinky is observant， nosy and has found her niche sussing out information。 Her current target is purely personal curiosity。 Her next-door neighbor’s behavior and routines have piqued her interest。 She refers to him as “TWO” and has taken to following him。 She’s sure he’s up to something and determined to know what。 There is a large corporate plant behind their small apartment complex owned by a wealthy businessman of questionable integrity。 Pinky attempts tailing the neighbor to see if that’s what he’s watching。 She may stumble into more than she expected。Rik has a new client who allegedly traded sex-for-promotions。 The client is none other than the police Chief， Lucia Gomez， a woman and Latina in the male dominated cop culture。 This fictional city in the tri-state area doesn’t have fraternization restrictions。 The complaint was filled by three officers， DeGrassi， Cornish， and Blanco。 They all wanted to take the sergeants exam so the promotion would increase their pension at retirement。 The Chief was single and might have casually been with multiple different officers in the past。The case is heard first by the City Police and Fire Commission prior to the US Atty。 or a Federal grand jury investigation gets involved。 The Chief insists the person behind all of it is Vojczek。 He’s known as “The Ritz”， owner of a large real estate brokerage， former police commander and son of a mobster。 He holds a grudge against the Chief and would love to take her down。 He’s also owner of that plant Pinky and “Two” are both snooping around。 Rik struggles to build a case with the Chief’s cagey answers and evasiveness。 Pinky investigates and digs for evidence the three complainants are involved in a conspiracy of lies。 She even resorts to reaching out to an old girlfriend， Tonya who is now a detective。 Pinky is on a slippery slope spying on “Two” and reconnecting with Tonya。 The case takes many turns and reaches some dead ends while uncovering forged evidence， perjury， corruption and dark secrets on all sides。 The legal perspective was unique as it begins at the city level。 The plot is filled with personnel from many different agencies， the police officers and witnesses。 The characters kept me guessing and questioning who was truthful up to the conclusion。 There are several mysteries to figure out all seamlessly wrapped up together。 Lookout Highland Isle – Pinky has found her stride and I can’t wait to see what she gets involved in next。 Rik was secondary as a developed character， he was crucial， but I’m left wanting to know more about him。 As a longtime reader I’m hoping there will be more in this series from a favorite author。Many thanks to NetGalley for the digital advance reader copy of “Suspect” Kindle County #12， by Scott Turow and to Grand Central Publishing。 These are all my personal and honest thoughts and opinions given voluntarily without compensation。 。。。more
LindaPf
，
There are three major characters in Scott Turow’s “Suspect”: Rik: a none too successful lawyer， usually without criminal cases， who dropped the “c” in “Rick” to be cooler （and confound spellcheck）; Pinky， our narrator: inked， Mohawked， former snowboarder and police academy dropout and now Rik’s office PI （plus his step-grandniece）; and Lucy: the embattled police chief of Highland Isle， being accused of sextortion and defended by Rik。 Pinky’s job is to help extricate Lucy from the allegations， fi There are three major characters in Scott Turow’s “Suspect”: Rik: a none too successful lawyer， usually without criminal cases， who dropped the “c” in “Rick” to be cooler （and confound spellcheck）; Pinky， our narrator: inked， Mohawked， former snowboarder and police academy dropout and now Rik’s office PI （plus his step-grandniece）; and Lucy: the embattled police chief of Highland Isle， being accused of sextortion and defended by Rik。 Pinky’s job is to help extricate Lucy from the allegations， figure out why Lucy has been targeted and allow Rik to win a big case。Pinky is also obsessed with her new next door neighbor， nicknamed TWO （“The Weird One”）。 Overly obsessed to the point of following him around and breaking into his storage locker。 She eventually finds an overlap between the two cases and starts to think that TWO is some sort of spy — but why？ How does this all fit together？ And that’s how “Suspect” grabs you for the long haul。 Pinky is someone to care about and her determination to unravel all the weirdness going on around her creates a thrilling novel and twisty story that’s action-packed until the very last paragraph。This is part of Turow’s Kindle County series — Pinky’s grandfather， “Pops” （Sandy Stern） has been a recurring character in past novels， but it’s not necessary to have read the series — Pinky’s story is a standalone thriller。 In any case， Pinky is a delightful character， worthy of more appearances in Kindle County in the future。 4 solid stars！Thank you to Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review！Literary Pet Peeve Checklist:Green Eyes （only 2% of the real world， yet it seems like 90% of all fictional females）: YES Although it’s a man， Cornish， one of the chief’s accusers。Horticultural Faux Pas （plants out of season or growing zones， like daffodils in autumn or bougainvillea in Alaska）: NO Nothing out of place。There goes a Tesla （in present day books， someone owns an electric vehicle）: YES Pinky stole a neighbor’s old plates when he had to get new more expensive tags for his Tesla。 。。。more
Vicki
，
“Suspect，” by Scott Turow， Grand Central Publishing， 448 pages， Sept。 27， 2022。Lucia Gomez is the police chief in the city of Highland Isle， Illinois。 She has always known that women in law enforcement must walk a precarious line between authority and camaraderie。Now three male police officers have accused her of soliciting sex in exchange for promotions to higher ranks。 Chief Gomez turns to an old high school friend， Rik Dudek， to act as her attorney in the federal grand jury investigation。Clar “Suspect，” by Scott Turow， Grand Central Publishing， 448 pages， Sept。 27， 2022。Lucia Gomez is the police chief in the city of Highland Isle， Illinois。 She has always known that women in law enforcement must walk a precarious line between authority and camaraderie。Now three male police officers have accused her of soliciting sex in exchange for promotions to higher ranks。 Chief Gomez turns to an old high school friend， Rik Dudek， to act as her attorney in the federal grand jury investigation。Clarice “Pinky” Granum is a licensed private investigator for Dudek。 A former drug user， Pinky failed in a number of professions。 Pinky became familiar with criminal cases in the law office of her grandfather， Sandy Stern。 But Rik and Pinky feel that Gomez’s case， which has attracted national attention， is their chance to break into the legal big leagues。 They believe the charges were filed to put pressure on Mayor Amity Nieves， who is up for re-election。 Gomez believes Moritz Vojczek， a real estate developer， is behind it。 Meanwhile， Pinky is trying to find out what is going on with her mysterious neighbor。 She calls the neighbor TWO for The Weird One。 She is obsessed to the point of following him。It’s the 12th in the series， but the others don’t have to be read in order to enjoy it。 The first， “Presumed Innocent，” set the gold standard for the modern legal thriller。 Scott Turow has a gift for transforming issues of the day into novels。 “Suspect” isn’t as good as “Presumed Innocent，” but it would be difficult to best that one。In accordance with FTC guidelines， the advance reader's edition of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a review。 。。。more
Thrillerswineandchill
，
🎉 PUB DAY: “SUSPECT” by Scott Turow BOOK REVIEW: 🖤🖤🖤。5/5This was my first book by the author and did not know that it was Book 12 in an existing series！ As much as I like starting a series at the very beginning， starting with Suspect did not throw me off or confuse me！Pinky （Clarice） is a private investigator for a criminal defence lawyer Rik。 Rik is preparing for a big case that involves the Chief of Police （Lucy） being accused of demanding sex from 3 male officers in exchange for promotions。 P 🎉 PUB DAY: “SUSPECT” by Scott Turow BOOK REVIEW: 🖤🖤🖤。5/5This was my first book by the author and did not know that it was Book 12 in an existing series！ As much as I like starting a series at the very beginning， starting with Suspect did not throw me off or confuse me！Pinky （Clarice） is a private investigator for a criminal defence lawyer Rik。 Rik is preparing for a big case that involves the Chief of Police （Lucy） being accused of demanding sex from 3 male officers in exchange for promotions。 Pinky must help Rik extricate Lucy from the allegations and find out WHO has it out for her！As Pinky and Rik prepare for the case， Pinky also becomes suspicious of one of her neighbours who is giving her an “off” vibe。 She decides to investigate into his nighttime activities …Read this if you enjoy:🖤Legal thrillers🖤Police scandals🖤Series with several books in it🖤Interesting characters Thank you kindly to @grandcentralpub and Scott Turow for this gifted copy in exchange for my honest review！ 。。。more
Diane Saul
，
This book has some interesting characters and a story line that had a slow start but eventually it picked up and held my interest。 Pinky was an off beat character with quite a few quirks。 On the whole this is a solid 3*， good enough to keep you interested but not a page turner。 Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy。
Amy
，
So I didn’t realize before I started this that it’s the 12th book I’m a series 😳 I’m not sure that it really mattered in the end， it didn’t seem like I was missing anything but I could be wrong because how would I know what I missed haha？？ This is told by Pinky who is a PI working for a lawyer。 I tend to enjoy a PI as a protagonist since they’re not bound by the law and can push the boundaries more than a cop and Pinky was quite the character。 She’s super quirky， which I liked but at times she a So I didn’t realize before I started this that it’s the 12th book I’m a series 😳 I’m not sure that it really mattered in the end， it didn’t seem like I was missing anything but I could be wrong because how would I know what I missed haha？？ This is told by Pinky who is a PI working for a lawyer。 I tend to enjoy a PI as a protagonist since they’re not bound by the law and can push the boundaries more than a cop and Pinky was quite the character。 She’s super quirky， which I liked but at times she almost felt too much like a caricature of “quirky female character” for me。 This was billed as a legal thriller and it really was more of a mystery detective type of story， which is fine but my expectations were off。 In the end this was a run of the mill， typical kind of story for me and was missing something to make it fresh and exciting。 I would try the author again though and Helen Laser as the audiobook narrator was fantastic。 。。。more
JoAnn
，
The latest in Scott Turow’s Kindle County Legal Thrillers series starts out seemingly as two separate stories。 Clarice “Pinky” Granum has become obsessed with finding out what her next-door neighbor is up to。 He has attracted her attention because of his quiet ways and mysterious， routine-oriented schedule。 Pinky has nicknamed him TWO （The Weird One）。 When not thinking about her neighbor， Pinky works as a paralegal for struggling local attorney Rik Dudek， stepson of Pinky’s beloved grandfather。 The latest in Scott Turow’s Kindle County Legal Thrillers series starts out seemingly as two separate stories。 Clarice “Pinky” Granum has become obsessed with finding out what her next-door neighbor is up to。 He has attracted her attention because of his quiet ways and mysterious， routine-oriented schedule。 Pinky has nicknamed him TWO （The Weird One）。 When not thinking about her neighbor， Pinky works as a paralegal for struggling local attorney Rik Dudek， stepson of Pinky’s beloved grandfather。 Dudek has scored a high profile， potentially explosive sexual harassment—a case with a twist， involving Rik’s old friend Lucia Gomez， Chief of Police。 The two plots eventually come together as the case is investigated， uncovering lots of corruption and unsavory behavior。I was not aware that Suspect was part of a continuing series， but I don’t think I was hindered by that。 Legal thrillers aren’t generally my thing， but as the story takes place mostly outside of a trial， it was not filled with extensive courtroom scenes。 Pinky’s grandfather is acclaimed attorney Sandy Stern， from previous Kindle County books。 He is now retired， ill， and in assisted living。 I loved Pinky’s relationship with her Pops。 It’s a small part of the story， but a good part。Suspect was an enjoyable read， if a bit dark at times。 Pinky is a great character， tattoos， nail-pierced nose and all。 Hope she’s in the next Kindle County book。Thanks to NetGalley for the free download in exchange for a review。 。。。more
Alison Glass
，
“Suspect”， the latest novel by Scott Turow， is easily the best book he’s written since his 1987 masterpiece， “Presumed Innocent，” which established the modern legal thriller genre。Turow continues to demonstrate a maestro’s skill in crafting fascinating deep dives into corruption， crime， and justice。 He uniformly gives us sensitive renderings of humanity through complex characters who are interesting and complex human beings with faults， frailties， and private lives。 Writing in the first-person， “Suspect”， the latest novel by Scott Turow， is easily the best book he’s written since his 1987 masterpiece， “Presumed Innocent，” which established the modern legal thriller genre。Turow continues to demonstrate a maestro’s skill in crafting fascinating deep dives into corruption， crime， and justice。 He uniformly gives us sensitive renderings of humanity through complex characters who are interesting and complex human beings with faults， frailties， and private lives。 Writing in the first-person， through the eyes of Pinky， who we met in Turow’s last book， “The Last Trial，” Turow demonstrates impressive creativity and true artistic daring。 Pinky is refreshingly quirky， hilarious， honest， and whip-smart。 I love this character and hope we’ll see much more of her in the future。 In classic Turow fashion， the plot of “Suspect” twists and turns and brings the reader on a fabulous ride。 Thank you， Mr。 Turow， for another wonderful addition to the body of your work， modern American literature at its finest。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Suspect
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Suspect&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Suspect&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0