John Grisham has been in the business of publishing legal thrillers and crime based fiction for years with a slew of best selling novels.This is his his first work of non-fiction and it is something I had one hell of a hard time putting down once starting.

In 1982,a young woman named Debra Sue Carter was found in her apartment brutally raped and murdered. Ada,Oklahoma is a small town in the deep South where most people are church going,hard working,with values and morals that you can pretty much expect are traditional. Ronnie Williamson and his friend Dennis Fritz were railroaded into being tried and convicted for the murder,and in a stunning miscarriage of justice,Ron was sent to death row,despite the fact he was not only not guilty but severely mentally ill.

With parallels to the West Memphis Three,including the involvement of The Innocence Project and famed lawyer Barry Scheck,this gripping tale of murder and the lows our justice system has fallen to,I urge everyone to pick this one up.Availible in paperback,it is a must read for anyone interested in protecting the wronfully convicted.A sad and tragic story that will leave you moved and thanking God for every moment of freedom you have had or will ever enjoy.