An edition of The Innocent Man (2006)

The Innocent Man

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An edition of The Innocent Man (2006)

The Innocent Man

  • 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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Windsor | Paragon
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English

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Edition Availability
Cover of: Niewinny człowiek
Niewinny człowiek
2019, Albatros
in Polish
Cover of: Innocent Man
Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
2017, Penguin Random House
in English
Cover of: The innocent man
The innocent man
2010, Arrow
in English
Cover of: The Innocent Man
The Innocent Man
2009, Windsor | Paragon
in English
Cover of: Innocente
Innocente: una storia vera
2008, Mondadori
in Italian
Cover of: El Proyecto Williamson
El Proyecto Williamson
2008, Zeta Bolsillo
Cover of: De gevangene
De gevangene
2008-09, A. W. Bruna Uitgevers
in Dutch
Cover of: The innocent man
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: Inocente, O
Inocente, O
2006, Rocco, ROCCO
Paperback in Portuguese

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OL32915072M
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9781408429594

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