Instruct: Classify the given review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: The jury is in; the book is a liability.

Expecting the best out of Turow, I was disappointed with this lastest outing. He has set such a high standard, that this book does not come close. The plot is contrived and did not hold my interest. The characters in the book do not have the intensity of previous Turow plots. The book seemed to string along a set of disjoint events and it certainly did not have a killer ending. I have read more thrilling material in the newspaper. I recommend that you do not take this case and pass on to the next thriller.