Goodreads asked Stephen Roth:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Stephen Roth Evolution's Magnum Opus: Innocence on Trial is an intense novel. In elementary school, a teacher invited me and several classmates to his cabin. Unfortunately, sexual assaults occurred at the cabin. I never talked about it, until now, and I incorporated many of those memories into my novel. I am a lawyer and have always been fascinated with the concept of reasonable doubt in the criminal law context. That issue plays a significant role in the book.

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