The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town

 The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
by John Grisham
Pages: 360
Rating: 4 out of 5

John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction is an exploration of small town justice gone terribly awry.

In 1982, a 21-year-old cocktail waitress 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 arrested in 1987 and charged with capital murder. Dennis Fritz was found guilty and given a life sentence. Ron Williamson was sent to death row.

John Grisham takes you through the suspects' previous lives, the crime and the court case as well as the fight to exonerate them.

The Confession

 The Confession
by John Grisham
Pages: 418
Rating; 4 out of 5

Travis Boyette abducts and kills a popular high school cheerleader in Sloan, Texas. He hides in body in Missouri so it will never be found. Another man is tried and convicted of the crime. With only days left before Donte Drumm is to be executed, Travis finds a minister and tells his story then leaves. The minister must decide if he should betray the confidence of confession to save an innocent man, but how can he get anyone to listen to him in time?

Grisham again brings up the flaws in our legal system, race,  and capital punishment, while crafting this legal thriller.