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An edition of The Innocent Man (2006)

The Innocent Man (Limited Edition)

Murder and Injustice in a Small Town

  • 4.5 (10 ratings) ·
  • 128 Want to read
  • 4 Currently reading
  • 17 Have read

Murder and injustice in a small townJohn 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.

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368

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Niewinny człowiek
2019, Albatros
in Polish
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Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
2018, Penguin Random House
in English
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Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
2017, Penguin Random House
in English
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The innocent man
2017, Penguin Random House
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El proyecto Williamson
2011, Ediciones B S.A. (Zeta de bolsillo)
Paperback in Spanish
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The Innocent Man
2010, Random House Publishing Group
E-book in English
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The Innocent Man
2010, Random House Group Limited
E-book in English
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The innocent man
2010, Arrow
in English
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Cover of: The Innocent Man
The Innocent Man
2009, Windsor | Paragon
in English
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De gevangene
2008-09, A. W. Bruna Uitgevers
in Dutch
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Innocente: una storia vera
2008, Mondadori
in Italian
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town (John Grisham)
April 15, 2008, RH Audio, Random House Audio
Audio CD in English - Abridged edition
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El Proyecto Williamson
2008, Zeta Bolsillo
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EL PROYECTO WILLIAMSON
September 2007, Ediciones B
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The Innocent Man
November 20, 2007, Dell
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The innocent man: murder and injustice in a small town
2007, Bantam Dell
in English - Dell mass market export ed.
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The innocent man: murder and injustice in a small town
2007, Arrow
in English
Cover of: The innocent man
The innocent man: murder and injustice in a small town
2007, Delta
in English
Cover of: The Innocent Man
The Innocent Man
November 20, 2007, Dell
Mass Market Paperback in English
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The Innocent Man
November 20, 2007, Delta
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Wu gu zhi ren: xiao zhen yuan an ji shi
2007, Yuan liu chu ban shi ye gu fen you xian gong si
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Cover of: The Innocent Man
The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
October 10, 2006, RH Audio
Audio CD in English - Abridged edition
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The innocent man: murder and injustice in a small town
2006, Random House Large Print
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Inocente, O
2006, Rocco, ROCCO
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The Innocent Man: Library Edition
May 23, 2006, Findaway World
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December 1, 2006, Ediciones B
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October 10, 2006, Random House Audio
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The Innocent Man (Limited Edition): Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
October 10, 2006, Doubleday
in English
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The Innocent Man
2006, Doubleday Large Print
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
October 10, 2006, Random House Audio
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2006, Doubleday
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
October 10, 2006, RH Audio
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OL7441298M
ISBN 10
0385521103
ISBN 13
9780385521109
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