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.

Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham

(Posted for Paul Mathews)

Sebastian Rudd a lawyer who defends the people most lawyers won’t touch. A case of murder in a boxing cage, and someone is accused of murdering two girls. Another great Grisham novel.

Audio:  11 hrs. 20 min.

Print:  371 pages

Sycamore Row by John Grisham

(Posted for Paul Mathews)

A very rich, old recluse hangs himself but leaves 90% of his millions to his caretaker.  The will hopefully makes up for injustices in his family’s past. 

Audio:  18 hrs. 27 min.

Print:  656 pages

The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly

Lincoln lawyer Mickey Haller learns that a prostitute he defended years ago has been murdered and the accused, a high-tech pimp, wants Mickey to clear his name. Typically, Mickey isn't too worried about the guilt or innocence of his clients, but rather works to establish reasonable doubt. This time, though, he has a soft spot for both the victim and the accused so he is determined to solve the crime and let justice prevail . An entertaining courtroom drama. 400 pages.

The Advocate by Teresa Burrell

Sabre Brown is a juvenile court attorney who has a flair for figuring out when a story isn’t quite right, especially if it involves children who may be in an abusive or otherwise dangerous situation. This is the case with ten year old Alexis Murdock and two years old Jamie Smith. I found myself easily drawn into the plot and sympathizing with the characters.  I am putting this author on my to-read list. This is book one in The Advocate series. I am looking forward to book two. 292 pages.

The Litigators by John Grisham

(Posted for Paul Mathews)

In this novel a lawyer of a very large law firm has a crisis and runs away from this firm now to the bottom working for very little. He saves the small law firm, finds and wins a couple of personal cases and in the end opens his own law office.  385 pages