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The Innocent Man by: John Grisham List Price: £7.99 City Travel Guides Price: £4.09 You Save: £3.90 (49%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780099493570 ISBN: 0099493578 Label: Arrow Books Ltd Manufacturer: Arrow Books Ltd Number Of Pages: 512 Publication Date: November 15, 2007 Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd Studio: Arrow Books Ltd Sales Rank: 1823 Related Items: Related Items:      see moreBrowse for similar items by category:
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 Rating: - An interesting story of injusticeAfter a long time of not having picked up a book by John Grisham, an author who probably suffers from overkill, I found this to be a pleasurable - and at the same time, a disturbingly unpleasurable - read. The story centres around Ron Williamson, a former baseball player with a reputation for drinking and womanising: not the most sympathetic character. Yet, Grisham turns out an engaging work of journalism. My one criticism is that it does seem one-sided, with Grisham carrying out a hatchet job (if you pardon the pun) on many members of the Oklahama police, judiciary, etc for their part in Williamson's wrongful conviction. Grisham is probably right that Ron Williamson is a victim of an horrendous injustice. Unfortunately, we ... Read More: Rating:  - A valuable exposéBy now, there is no excuse for starting to read this book believing that it is written to Grisham's usual formula. This is not a brilliantly written legal thriller. It is an excellent piece of investigative journalism, and it is very clear that John Grisham has invested a huge amount of effort into his investigations. He tells the true story of several wrongful convictions, concentrating mainly on the central character, Ron Williamson, who spends a considerable proportion of his life on death row and in other detention centres. Grisham exposes the flaws in the American justice system, which is under constant pressure from the conviction-hungry public who will not allow the truth to stand in the way of their passionate ... Read More: Rating:  - Innocent but PredictableNot John Grisham's usual but we know the result from the start. All the police are stupid and the accused and Grisham are wonderful. I did not enjoy this but his next book, Playing for Pizza, was worse! I loved his earlier books but he's having a problem. Good luck Mr. Grisham. get better! Rating:  - Sad, but trueHow could anyone so obviously innocent be found guilty and sentenced to death? If this had happened a century ago I could believe it, but we're talking the 80's here! The state of Oklahoma and the town and prosectutors of Ada should be ashamed. This book will bring you to tears, and is one of the best I have ever read. Buy it, read it, you wont be able to put it down. Rating:  - The worst John Grisham I have ever readRon Williamson was an average state level baseball player who thought he was better than his ability proved he was. He took to drinking, drugs and women and was surprised when as a lonely drinken drifter he returned to his home town and was charged with the rape and murder of a waitress 5 years before. There was sufficient evidence against him and his co-accused to secure a conviction. Was the conviction sound? This book doesn't have the answer. The Mirror said of this book "John Grisham has built his stunning writing career on producing brilliant fast moving utterly believable legal thrillers" He should stick to fiction because he does not have the skill of writing documentary style factual stories. The book is totally unbalanced and provides ... Read More: |
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