Note on new John Grisham book

For the first time, John Grisham has written a non-fiction book. This book recounts the true story of a wrongful conviction that sent a man to Oklahoma's death row for more than a decade. Here's more:

NEW JOHN GRISHAM BOOK:
AN INNOCENT MAN (Doubleday, hd. 28.95)
Release date: October 10

In 1971 Ron Williamson left Ada, Oklahoma, to join the Oakland A's. He returned to his mother's house six years later with an injured arm and addicted to alcohol and drugs, unstable and unemployed. In 1982, a woman was raped and murdered, and the police were unable to make arrests until five years later, when they arrested Williamson and a friend. Despite the lack of evidence, Williamson was convicted and sent to death row until he was freed in 1999 as a result of DNA testing.

John Grisham was inspired to tell the story of Ronald Williamson, his trial, imprisonment and eventual exoneration. "Not in my most creative hours could I imagine a story as compelling as Ron Williamson’s," Grisham says.

This first work of non-fiction published by John Grisham has been called his most compelling legal thriller yet. THE INNOCENT MAN will profoundly affect our perception of justice in America today.

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