The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town Reviews

Grisham has finally written a non-fiction book. He goes straight to the point, by describing the murder of Debbie Carter in the town of Ada, within the first chapters. He then continues on how the police caught the suspects, allegedly Ron Williamson and Dennis Fritz; how Williamson got to Death Row through a corrupted justice system; how Williamson and Fritz never got a proper trial; how Williamson lost his mind (to say the least); how the prosecutor didn't present all the facts and didn't research *all* possible suspects; how important evidence is; how corrupted cops, judges, prosecutors, etc. are.

I already knew the American justice system was corrupted, and that MANY innocent men (and women) were sent to jail/death row because of bad trials. But reading it, and particularly reading Williamson and Fritz's story, is infuriating, and maddening.

It is refreshing though to see groups like the Innocence Project exist and do their best to provide new trials based on DNA testing to exonerate innocent men.

The testimonies of Ron's sisters, Annette and Renee, his older friend Bruce Leba, and several other contacts, add to the incredible injustice Ron has gone through his entire life.
Grisham delivers a moving, poignant story, which is almost a biography of Ron Keith Williamson, who many people still believe guilty of Carter's murder even though DNA testing proved his innocence!!

Extremely well researched, it is a well written book that is worth reading, and which may prompt you to take action, especially if you live in the USA.

I can't help but wonder, after reading this book, how George Clooney (who recently bought the rights to the book) will adapt this to the screen.