Interesting backdrop but the story can get confusing. You have to follow closely, and when the plot is unraveled, maybe even read back to figure out the real motives of some of the characters. ( )

Crime

I've read other books by this author an enjoyed them. I just had a hard time getting in to this one which focuses on finding out who is behind the alleged killing of a village of Roma. ( )

I have never read a book by Scott Turow before, but I like legal thrillers and I found the blurb of this book intriguing. The case of the missing 400 people is interesting, although I did find the story a bit slow now and then. The best part came towards the end of the book when the case started to take some interesting twist and turns because nothing is as it seems and the ending was surprising. It was also interesting to learn more about The International Criminal Court and the Bosnian war.

However, there were one thing that really bothered me in this book and that was Esma Czarni. I was not that thrilled about Boom's relationship with her, but that was not really what bothered me the most, it was that for some reason no one thought about doing a thorough investigation about her. I was actually a bit baffled when Boom started to make inquiries. At least Boom wised up and saw her for what she really is in the end.

Testimony is an interesting book, I did find the story dragged a bit now and then and to be honest Boom really didn't make a big impression on me. But, the case was interesting and I, for the most part, enjoyed reading the book and I wouldn't mind reading more books by Scott Turow.

I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a free copy for an honest review! ( )

This book could have been shorter. I felt like the ending dragged on for about 200 pages.

And I can say this because I'm a 50 divorced woman, but reading sex scenes from the POV of a 50 divorced man, the scenes were more, "ew" than sexy. ( )