Download or read book The Burden of Proof written by Scott Turow and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2009-12-28 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Burden of Proof, Scott Turow probes the fascinating and complex character of Alejandro Stern as he tries to uncover the truth about his wife's life. Late one spring afternoon, Alejandro Stern, the brilliant defense lawyer from Presumed Innocent, comes home from a business trip to find that Clara, his wife of thirty years, has committed suicide.