Novelists can be lazy because we simply make stuff up. Nonfiction is brutal because the research has to be meticulous. You can’t afford to make mistakes.
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In a nutshell
Framed is a collection of true wrongful conviction stories told by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey, the founder of the first US organisation dedicated to exonerating innocent people. These ten gripping and shocking true stories shine a light on miscarriages of justice.
Book Club Notes
This book is such a heartbreaking read. I have never been a fan of true crime and do not get the fascination a lot of people have with this genre so it was a surprise when I felt drawn to pick this up.
There were many parts I found difficult to read; but soldiered on because these stories are gripping and shocking and I needed to know how they ended. There was more than one that resulted in me going down a google rabbit hole after I finished the book.
It’s well written, impeccably researched, and eye opening. It is both humbling and inspiring to read about the tireless work Jim McCloskey and so many others undertake, on behalf of strangers, to overturn wrongful convictions.
Read If
You enjoy true crime and real life legal thrillers.
Rating
Writing – 9/10
Likeability – 10/10
Purpose – 10/10
Shareability – 10/10
The Nitty Gritty
Published by: Hodder & Stoughton, Distributed by Jonathon Ball
Genre: Non-Fiction, Thriller, Crime
ISBN: 978-1-399-73860-6
Pages: 346
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