Currently, I am spending my free time (if there is any, that is.. Lol) reading The Innocent Man. It is a book written by John Grisham, and it is his first time writing a non-fiction book (I gotta say that it is an impressive piece of work!) .
Story goes that in a small city of Ada, Oklahoma, there has been two brutal killings of young girls. Well, in that small city, whilst petty crimes like theft and vandalism is common, the news of the brutal killings shocked the city. People were scared out of their daylight; kids are not allowed to be outside unaccompanied, curfews were enforced to teenagers, and doors and gates were locked all the time.
Days gone by and yet the police was unable to bring those who commit the crimes to justice. Under pressure, police began their search. Without any tangible evidence that they can produce to the court, they began to count on 'eye witnesses'. Stories were forged, suspected criminals were harassed to get the information the police wanted, and incongruent stories were made up.
I have yet to finish reading the book, but I recommend those who like legal thrillers novels to get this book. The writing skill is simple, yet he is able to portray feelings and emotions of all the 'characters' in his book. A master in writing legal novels, he is !!
Title : The Innocent Man (John Grisham)
No. of pages : 501
Price : RM33.90
ISBN : 9781844137909
Cover : Soft Cover
Where : Times Bookstores
Sunday, November 25
[Book Review] The Innocent Man (John Grisham)
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Thought you may like to add Dennis Fritz's book, Journey Toward Justice on your reading list. Here is something I wrote on my blog, I thought may interest you.
DA Bill Peterson Suing The Innocent Man Dennis Fritz For Emotional Distress
Dennis Fritz, who wrote the book, "Journey Toward Justice", is named as a defendant in a libel lawsuit along with , John Grisham, author of "The Innocent Man", Robert Mayer, author of "The Dreams of Ada", and all their publishers, and New York City attorney Barry Scheck, Fritz's former lawyer who once represented Fritz and is co-director of The Innocence Project. With the aid of Barry Scheck and irrefutable DNA evidence, Dennis Fritz and Ron Williamson were exonerated in 1999.
Pontotoc County District Attorney Bill Peterson and Gary Rogers, a former agent for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation filed the libel lawsuit.
The lawsuit, seeks at least $75,000 compensation and demands a jury trial. Peterson and Rogers were instrumental in the conviction of Ron Williamson and Dennis Fritz in the murder of Debbie Sue Carter in Ada, Oklahoma in 1982.
Will surely look for the book :)
tQ for letting me know .
Much appreciated :)
nice blog...good review..& the chatbox..its work
can I borrow the book?
Hehehe, tQ for the nice words :D
Anyway, I dun lend my books, coz i like my books so much :)
Sounds like a good book. Will check it out soon! :) Thanks for the info!
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