FRAMED: ASTONISHING TRUE STORIES OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS

FRAMED: ASTONISHING TRUE STORIES OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey

John Grisham deviates from his normal path of lawyer fiction writing and steps into the world of nonfiction in Framed. This is not an easy book to read for two reasons.

 First, Framed is a book composed of 10 short stories about people who were wrongfully accused and convicted in horrendous crimes. Not accidentally convicted, but purposefully. Coming from a family that has a strong history in law enforcement and having worked in it myself for a short time, it is a tough pill to swallow. We all know it happens, but the job of a police officer is to pursue justice for the wronged, and Lady Justice's eyes are blinded for a reason.

The second is the crimes themselves. These are not your run-of-the-mill robbery, abuse, drug, neglect, etc crimes. These are heinous murders often coupled with rape. One involves children. If you have a weak stomach, this book is not for you. Details are handled in a factual manner, but they are present.

Many of those convicted are sentenced to life in prison or death row. One of the convicted dies from lethal injection.

HEADS UP- Some of the stories contain multiple f-bombs. The book does share details regarding murders and rapes. This is one that would be difficult to listen to as an audiobook if you have children and even teens in the house.