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FRAMED

John Grisham's Astonishing True Crime Stories of Wrongful Convictions

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Pub Date 15 Oct 2024 | Archive Date 15 Oct 2024

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*** LONGLISTED FOR THE ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION ***
Ten wrongful conviction cases.
Twenty-one innocent people.
Framed tells ten stories with a truth more shocking than fiction.


John Grisham, the master of the legal thriller, teams up with Jim McCloskey, who has dedicated his life to exonerating innocent people, to uncover stories that shine an astonishing light on miscarriages of justice. All the cases in this book are simply extraordinary. And all are true.

Joe Bryan suffered the unbearable tragedy of his wife's murder, only to be tried and found guilty of the crime himself - despite being 120 miles away at the time it was committed.

Clarence Brandley spent nine years on Death Row, coming to within six days of execution, before new evidence cleared him of all charges.

And in the case of the Norfolk Four, police and prosecutors continued to arrest innocent people until not one but four men were behind bars.

Impeccably researched and told with page-turning conviction, in Framed, these cases are finally laid bare.
Most importantly, they show how truth can prevail and how freedom can be won when all seems lost.


'Each of these stories is told with astonishing power. They are packed with human drama, with acts of shocking villainy and breathtaking courage. But these are more than just gripping true stories - they are a clarion call for reforming the tragic flaws in our criminal justice system' David Grann, New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon

*** LONGLISTED FOR THE ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION ***
Ten wrongful conviction cases.
Twenty-one innocent people.
Framed tells ten stories with a truth more shocking than fiction.


John Grisham, the...


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In Framed, John Grisham and Jim McCloskey present 10 true cases of miscarriages of justice. Their stories reveal the lies, incompetence, laziness, misconduct and racism that condemned the innocent. This well-researched book is as gripping as any novel. You cannot read it without feeling anger at the injustices suffered. An important book that is highly recommended.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

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An astonishing series of coverups by the US State authorities, related in accessible and non legalistic prose. Often pretty chilling. How many other cases haven't come to light?

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This was a difficult and heartbreaking read
Ten cases of wrongful convictions explained by John Grisham and Jim McClosey.
21 people accused of the most heinous crimes.
These miscarriages of justice that should never of happened they were at times nowhere near where the crimes were committed yet once the people in authority had them on their radar nothing and no one could change their minds even when the real culprit was at times under their noses.
The strength of the accused in each case is totally humbling.
I can not imagine what it must feel like to know you have not done something you are accused of but for no one to listen,to spend the best years of your life in prison and to lose everything you hold dear.
An important read that needs to be told.
Thanks to Netgalley and Hodder and Stoughton for the ARC.

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