In John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man “the master of the legal
thriller” (Associated Press) teams up with Jim McCloskey “the godfather of the innocence
movement” ( Texas Monthly ) to share ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions.
“These ten stories—bitter gritty and heartbreaking—will astound you will inspire you will
bring your blood up to a roiling boil.”—Hampton Sides New York Times bestselling author of The
Wide Wide Sea John Grisham is known worldwide for his bestselling novels but it’s his
real-life passion for justice that led to his work with Jim McCloskey of Centurion Ministries
the first organization dedicated to exonerating innocent people who have been wrongly
convicted. Together they offer an inside look at the many injustices in our criminal justice
system. A fundamental principle of our legal system is a presumption of innocence but once
someone has been found guilty there is very little room to prove doubt. These ten true stories
shed light on Americans who were innocent but found guilty and forced to sacrifice friends
families and decades of their lives to prison while the guilty parties remained free. In each
of the stories John Grisham and Jim McCloskey recount the dramatic hard-fought battles for
exoneration. They take a close look at what leads to wrongful convictions in the first place
and the racism misconduct flawed testimony and corruption in the court system that can make
them so hard to reverse. Impeccably researched and told with page-turning suspense as only
John Grisham can deliver Framed is the story of winning freedom when the battle already seems
lost and the deck is stacked against you.
