Review: Identical

Identical by Scott Turow

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



This was a great train commute read. Like many people, I read Turow's [b:Presumed Innocent|425029|Presumed Innocent (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #1)|Scott Turow|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1404412704s/425029.jpg|7732] many years ago, then kinda forgot about him. I'm glad I noticed this one.

The story is about a set of identical twins - one is up for parole for murder, while the other is running for mayor. The book flashes back through their backgrounds, as well as the backgrounds of the victim, her family, and various law enforcement officials who are also involved. While there are some obvious plot twists Turow could have chosen for a whodunit with identical twins, what he did was significantly more clever.

Parts of this book were a little slow, but overall it was a perfect airport/T station read. Particularly cool was that the story took place within the Greek community, and he brought in several allusions to Greek myths throughout the book.



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