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True Crime
True Crime
Author: Andrew Klavan
Two men meet on death row. One is a convicted murderer scheduled to die at midnight; the other is a cynical, self-destructive journalist who races the clock to prevent the law from making the ultimate mistake. True Crime is a newspaperman's minute-by-minute account of his race over the course of nine hours to find evidence that will exonerate th...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780517702130
ISBN-10: 0517702134
Publication Date: 5/27/1995
Pages: 308
Edition: 1st ed
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  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 16 ratings
Publisher: Crown
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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reviewed True Crime on + 20 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This was a good fast paced book. The main character, a reporter, was funny, and always getting himself in trouble with women and at his job. He curses a blue streak, but the plot was great, and it kept me laughing. He is a reporter in a race against time to keep an innocent man on death row from dying. Not your usual set up, and very enjoyable.
5ducksfans avatar reviewed True Crime on + 92 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A mystery/suspense with a newspaper reporter becomes interested in a death row case. Sometimes the book is hopeful, sometimes it's incredibly bleak. Plus the preparations for the "death chamber" are kind of unsettling, but well-writtern. I will definitely be looking for more books from Klavan.
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linusnc avatar reviewed True Crime on + 7 more book reviews
This book is so good I actually read it all in one night. I could not put it down
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Six years ago, Beachum was convicted of the murder of a shop clerk and sentenced o die. Now his appeals have run out. A must read.
suzyshadow avatar reviewed True Crime on + 125 more book reviews
Very different approach to a reporter's part in an execution.


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