Book Log 2014 #26: Identical by Scott Turow

The latest visit to Kindle County centers on Paul Giannis, a state senator running for mayor whose campaign is ending just as his twin brother is being released from prison after serving a sentence for killing his girlfriend. The girlfriend's brother, who oversees a family fortune, is convinced that Paul was responsible for the killing, and sets his director of security - and a retired cop who worked the original case - to reinvestigate.


As their investigation rolls on, and as Paul continues to weather the very public charges made against him over the killing, there's clearly something not right with the events that led to the killing. A mix of flashback and present-day story lines help flesh out a complicated relationship between Paul's family and the girlfriend's family that also hints at the similarly complicated relationship between Paul and his brother. Less complicated are the relationships of the pair investigating the case - a woman whose girlfriend is, kindly put, unstable, and a man who seems to be marking time until he is reunited with his deceased wife.

Turow is always good, and his modern Greek drama is excellent as expected. That I read it during this past summer's Market Basket conflict (itself a real-life Greek drama) was an added bonus.