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"Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town" by John Grisham is a compelling book that explores the complexities of the criminal justice system in a small town setting. Published by Random House Publishing Group in 2007, this mass market paperback edition is filled with gripping true crime stories and insights into the legal system. With a focus on murder, judicial power, and social science, this book delves into the intricacies of criminal law and penology, making it a captivating read for those interested in true crime and legal history.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherRandom House Publishing Group

ISBN-100440243831

ISBN-139780440243830

eBay Product ID (ePID)25069187370

Product Key Features

Book TitleInnocent Man : Murder and Injustice in a Small Town

Number of Pages448 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMurder / General, Judicial Power, General, Criminal Law / General, Penology, Legal History

Publication Year2007

IllustratorYes

GenreLaw, True Crime, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorJohn Grisham

FormatMass Market

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight8 Oz

Item Length6.9 in

Item Width4.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2008-571884

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"A gritty, harrowing true-crime story." - Time "A triumph." - Seattle Times "Grisham has crafted a legal thriller every bit as suspenseful and fast-paced as his best-selling fiction." - Boston Globe, "A gritty, harrowing, true-crime story." -Time "A triumph." -Seattle Times "Grisham has crafted a legal thriller every bit as suspenseful and fast-paced as his best-selling fiction." -Boston Globe, "A gritty, harrowing, true-crime story." --"Time" "A triumph." --"Seattle Times" "Grisham has crafted a legal thriller every bit as suspenseful and fast-paced as his best-selling fiction." --"Boston Globe", "A gritty, harrowing true-crime story." -Time "A triumph." -Seattle Times "Grisham has crafted a legal thriller every bit as suspenseful and fast-paced as his best-selling fiction." -Boston Globe

Dewey Decimal345.766/02523

SynopsisIn the major league draft of 1971, the first player chosen from the State of Oklahoma was Ron Williamson. When he signed with the Oakland As, he said goodbye to his hometown of Ada and left to pursue his dreams of big league glory. Six years later he was back, his dreams broken by a bad arm and bad habits--drinking, drugs, and women. He began to show signs of mental illness. Unable to keep a job, he moved in with his mother and slept twenty hours a day on her sofa. In 1982, a 21-year-old cocktail waitress in Ada named Debra Sue Carter was raped and murdered, and for five years the police could not solve the crime. For reasons that were never clear, they suspected Ron Williamson and his friend Dennis Fritz. The two were finally arrested in 1987 and charged with capital murder. With no physical evidence, the prosecution's case was built on junk science and the testimony of jailhouse snitches and convicts. Dennis Fritz was found guilty and given a life sentence. Ron Williamson was sent to death row. If you believe that in America you are innocent until proven guilty, this book will shock you. If you believe in the death penalty, this book will disturb you. If you believe the criminal justice system is fair, this book will infuriate you. From the Hardcover edition., In the town of Ada, Oklahoma, Ron Williamson was going to be the next Mickey Mantle. But on his way to the Big Leagues, Ron stumbled, his dreams broken by drinking, drugs, and women. Then, on a winter night in 1982, not far from Ron's home, a young cocktail waitress named Debra Sue Carter was savagely murdered. The investigation led nowhere. Until, on the flimsiest evidence, it led to Ron Williamson. The washed-up small-town hero was charged, tried, and sentenced to death--in a trial littered with lying witnesses and tainted evidence that would shatter a man's already broken life...and let a true killer go free. Impeccably researched, grippingly told, filled with eleventh-hour drama, John Grisham's first work of nonfiction reads like a page-turning legal thriller. It is a book that will terrify anyone who believes in the presumption of innocence--a book no American can afford to miss., In his first work of nonfiction, #1 "New York Times" bestselling author John Grisham pens an exploration of small-town justice gone terribly awry, in a book that reads like one of his fictional, page-turning legal thrillers. A gritty, harrowing true-crime story.--"Time."