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The Innocent Man Murder and Injustice in a Small Town Author: 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 t... more »
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Jenifer P. (count-to-jen) - WA reviewed The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town on + 8 more book reviews
John Grisham doesn't have his own voice for non-fiction. This was written very much in the style of Capote's "In Cold Blood". Grisham portrays the same sympathy for the characters in the same tone. The jacket of the book claims to infuriate you with the U.S. criminal justice system, but he does little storytelling in the book to prompt any strong emotions. Granted, the facts are well researched, but it wasn't really an impressive work.
Genres:
- Mystery, Thriller & Suspense >> General
- Nonfiction >> True Accounts >> Murder & Mayhem
- Nonfiction >> Social Sciences >> Sociology >> General
- Politics & Social Sciences >> Government???? >> Legal System
- Politics & Social Sciences >> Crime & Criminals? >> Penology