Ordinary Heroes

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Ordinary Heroes
Author	Scott Turow
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Legal thriller, War novel
Publisher	Farrar Straus & Giroux
Publication date	1995
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	512 pp (first edition, hardback) 494 (paperback)
ISBN	ISBN 0-446-61748-2 (paperback)
Preceded by	'Ultimate Punishment'
Followed by	'Limitations'

Ordinary Heroes, published in 2005, is a novel by Scott Turow. It tells the story of a journalist who uncovers writings of his father while going through his things following his funeral. The novel, told in first person, traces the son's journey into uncovering his father's role in World War II in the European Theatre.

Many of the minor characters in Ordinary People also appear in other Turow novels, which are all set in fictional, Midwestern Kindle County.

v • d • e Works by Scott Turow Novels: Presumed Innocent (1987) • The Burden of Proof (1990) • Pleading Guilty (1993) • The Laws of Our Fathers (1996) • Personal Injuries (1999) • Reversible Errors (2002) • Ordinary Heroes (2005) • Limitations (2006) • Non-fiction: One L (1977) • Ultimate Punishment (2003) •