Scott Turow fans will remember Alejandro "Sandy" Stern as the defense attorney who got Rusty Sabich off the hook in Turow's genre-defining legal thriller PRESUMED INNOCENT. With BURDEN OF PROOF, Turow explores this character more fully--in the midst of a family tragedy. The suicide of his wife, Clara, forces Stern to face many truths--about his family, his children, and his job--that he has repressed for far too long.