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The Innocent Man
- Narrated by: Craig Wasson
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Professionals & Academics
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Publisher's Summary
John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction, 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 twenty 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 jailhouse 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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- George Odo
- 22-12-2015
Grisham at his best!
Ron Williams makes you want to cry but also makes you angry sometimes, powerful story
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- Patricia
- 04-10-2016
truly amazing story
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- Daniel Webb
- 05-05-2016
Phenomenal
Loved every minute of it and astonished by its content! Grisham is a favourite of mine and I highly recommend anyone read this that has also watched or is aware of the Making of a Murderer series on tv.
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- Chery
- 27-01-2021
Good book a bit too long
I enjoyed this book. It’s well written, brilliantly narrated and overall a great true story. It just seemed to go on a little too long. Slightly dragged out.That’s my only criticism of an otherwise very good read.
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- robert David blakely
- 15-10-2020
loved it
brilliant listen to from start to finish actually near brung me to tears at the end a very powerful book
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- Suzanna Warrick
- 05-12-2019
How could this happen?
You’ll be screaming this inside your head all through this book. Whether you liked Ron or not, it’s a powerful argument against the death penalty.
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-09-2019
Amazing Story. Phenomenally Written.
John Grisham somehow manages to make a tale based on real life injustices, somehow more real and both heart-breaking and heart-warming at the same time. Definitely recommend.
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- Joss
- 04-03-2019
Interesting yet infuriating story!
Felt a little slow at first, but once I was used to the pace I was hooked! Didn't want to stop listening, aside from turning it off once when I became so infuriated at the general incompetence of law enforcement / the judicial system!! Worth a listen.
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- Susan Rogers
- 25-01-2019
Excellent
It has been some time since I was so engrossed in an audio book that I had to listen at every opportunity. It is a fascinating true story and the breadth and depth of research to bring this story to life is truly impressive. I think Grisham should write more non-fiction.
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- Jake Dalton
- 15-01-2019
As close to perfect as you'll find.
A truly brilliant, compelling, evocative listen. Highly absorbing and highly recommended. In my opinion, this is what true crime writing should be.
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- Anonwhy?mous
- 19-12-2018
More details than the Netflix series
I purchased this book after watching the Netflix series of the same name. I cannot believe how there was more stories of corruption to be told in this case. Great read.
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