Wrongfully Convicted

[Jennifer]

Does anyone have recommendations for true crime novels about a wrongfully convicted person being exonerated?
I have recently read "The Innocent Man" by Grisham and loved it.

[Marie-Jo]

There is the classic Truman Capote's IN COLD BLOOD, which is a masterpiece. A true story,it's not about people wrongfully convicted, however. More about how Capote found humanity within criminals; and about death penalty. I won't say more.

[Ron]

My book, Enemy Combatant, is about a soccer-mom wrongfully picked up under suspicion of terrorist activities. It is a tense psychological thriller sort of book, not an "exonerated by the judicial system" sort of book.

[K.A.]

Well, you might try the West Memphis Three books - I think there are three, now, on that subject. These books center around three teenagers who were convicted of killing three little boys on virtually no evidence. It's widely accepted now that they did not do it, and all three have been released on one condition or another. Here's the first one: Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three

[Jennifer]

Marie-Jo wrote: "There is the classic Truman Capote's IN COLD BLOOD, which is a masterpiece. A true story,it's not about people wrongfully convicted, however. More about how Capote found humanity within criminals; ..."

Thank you! I just picked up "In Cold Blood."

[Jennifer]

K.A. wrote: "Well, you might try the West Memphis Three books - I think there are three, now, on that subject. These books center around three teenagers who were convicted of killing three little boys on virtua..."

Thank you for the great recommendation, I truly appreciate it. I'm excited to read these books.