The Innocent Man 无辜者:谋杀与不公的小镇

作者 John Grisham著
出版社 Arrow
出版时间 2007年7月
ISBN 9780099493570
定价 99.20

内容简介

JohnGrisham'sfirstworkofnon-fiction,anexplorationofsmalltownjusticegoneterriblyawry,inhismostextraordinarylegalthrilleryet.Inthemajorleaguedraftof1971,thefirstplayerchosenfromtheStateofOklahomawasRonWilliamson.WhenhesignedwiththeOaklandA's,hesaidgoodbyetohishometownofAdaandlefttopursuehisdreamsofbigleagueglory.Sixyearslaterhewasback,hisdreamsbrokenbyabadarmandbadhabits--drinking,drugsandwomen.Hebegantoshowsignsofmentalillness.Unabletokeepajob,hemovedinwithhismotherandslept20hoursadayonhersofa.In1982,a21year-oldcocktailwaitressinAdanamedDebraSueCarterwasrapedandmurdered,andforfiveyearsthepolicecouldnotsolvethecrime.Forreasonsthatwereneverclear,theysuspectedRonWilliamsonandhisfriendDennisFritz.Thetwowerefinallyarrestedin1987andchargedwithcapitalmurder.Withnophysicalevidence,theprosecution'scasewasbuiltonjunkscienceandthetestimonyofjailhousesnitchesandconvicts.DennisFritzwasfoundguiltyandgivenalifesentence.RonWilliamsonwassenttoDeathRow.IfyoubelievethatinAmericayouareinnocentuntilprovenguilty,thisbookwillshockyou.Ifyoubelieveinthedeathpenalty,thisbookwilldisturbyou.Ifyoubelievethecriminaljusticesystemisfair,thisbookwillinfuriateyou.

作者简介

JohnGrishamistheauthorofacollectionofstories,aworkofnonfiction,threesportsnovels,fourkids'books,andmanylegalthrillers.Hisworkhasbeentranslatedintoforty-twolanguages.HelivesnearCharlottesville,Virginia.约翰·格里森姆(JohnGrisham；1955年—)，美国知名畅销小说作家，他的一系列创作富含法庭法律内容的畅销犯罪小说为他赢得了巨大的声誉和财富。20世纪90年代伊始直到今天，约翰·格里森姆都是美国以及世界上很多地方最受欢迎的畅销小说作家。他的作品绝大多数是情节紧张、结局出人意料，但又不失深度的法律悬念小说，娓娓道来美国法律、政治世界的多种层面、各色人物。

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