Skip to main content
Thumbnail for Framed : astonishing true stories of wrongful convictions
New!

Framed : astonishing true stories of wrongful convictions

Grisham, John2024
Books, Manuscripts
In his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, #1 bestselling author John Grisham and Centurion Ministries Founder Jim McCloskey share ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions. Impeccably researched and grippingly told, Framed offers an inside look at the victims of the United States criminal justice system. A fundamental principle of our legal system is a presumption of innocence, but once someone has been found guilty there is very little room to prove doubt. Framed shares ten true stories of men who were innocent but found guilty and forced to sacrifice friends, families, wives, and decades of their lives to prison while the guilty parties remained free. In each of the stories, John Grisham and Jim McCloskey recount the dramatic hard-fought battles for exoneration. They take a close look at what leads to wrongful convictions in the first place, and the racism, misconduct, flawed testimony, and the corrupt court system that can make them so hard to reverse. Told with page-turning suspense as only John Grisham can deliver, Framed is the story of overcoming adversity when the battle already seems lost, and the deck is stacked against you.
Main title:
Imprint:
London : Hodder and Stoughton, 2024.©2024.
Collation:
xv, 346 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-346)
Contents:
PrefaceThe Norfolk FourGuilty until proven innocentAutopsy gamesLast night outUnknown male #1Tale of the tapesThe absence of motiveThrough the looking-glass"Oh, what a tangled web we weave / When first we practice to deceive"The fire does not lieAcknowledgmentsA note on sources.
ISBN:
9781399738606 (paperback)
Dewey class:
345.0122
Language:
English
BRN:
510372
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
St MarysNonfiction345.0122 FRAOnloan - Due: 11 Dec 2024
View my active saved list
0 items in my active saved list