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The Innocent Man John Grisham

The Innocent Man von John Grisham

The Innocent Man John Grisham


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Zusammenfassung

Ron Williamson was sent to Death Row.

If you believe that in America you are innocent until proven guilty, this book will shock you.

The Innocent Man Zusammenfassung

The Innocent Man: The true crime thriller behind the hit Netflix series John Grisham

John Grisham's first work of non-fiction, an exploration of small town justice gone terribly awry, is his most extraordinary legal thriller yet.

In the major league draft of 1971, the first player chosen from the State of Oklahoma was Ron Williamson. When he signed with the Oakland A's, 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 20 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 jaihouse 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.

The Innocent Man Bewertungen

A true story, very well told - a true Grisham classic * London Evening Standard *
A true story, very well told * i *
horrifying, but gripping * EVENT magazine, The Mail on Sunday *
Such strong emotions are, for me at least, the sign that a True Crime book has done a complete and comprehensive job of telling the story. I think the book will have wide appeal. Fans of John Grisham's fiction will not be disappointed and should definitely be enticed to make the move to his non-fiction. For those readers interested in the American justice system and the question of Death Row then I believe this book offers a close look into the inner machinations of that system. And for lovers of True Crime - like me, then this book is most certainly up there with some of the better ones I have read. 4 1/2 star review * TheBookbag.co.uk *
carefully plotted, absorbing * Real Crime *

Über John Grisham

John Grisham is the author of forty works of fiction and one of non-fiction. His works are translated into forty-two languages. He lives in Virginia.

Zusätzliche Informationen

GOR000268325
9780099493570
0099493578
The Innocent Man: The true crime thriller behind the hit Netflix series John Grisham
Gebraucht - Sehr Gut
Broschiert
Cornerstone
20071115
528
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