Crime Fiction > Innocence
Child of God
by Cormac McCarthy
In this taut, chilling novel, Lester Ballard--a violent, dispossessed man falsely accused of rape--haunts the hill country of East Tennessee when he is released from jail. While telling his story, Cormac McCarthy depicts the most sordid aspects of life with dignity, humor, and characteristic lyrical brilliance.
Year: 1973
Genre: Innocence
The Confession
by John Grisham
An innocent man is about to be executed. Only a guilty man can save him. In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, Travis Boyette abducted, raped, and strangled a popular high school cheerleader. He buried her body so that it would never be found, then watched in amazement as police and prosecutors arrested and convicted Donté Drumm, a local football star, and marched him off to death row.For the first time in his miserable life, he decides to do what's right and confess. But how can a guilty man conv
Year: 2010
Genre: Death Row, Innocence, Legal Thriller
The Guardians
by John Grisham
In the small Florida town of Seabrook, a young lawyer named Keith Russo was shot dead at his desk as he worked late one night. The killer left no clues. There were no witnesses, no one with a motive. But the police soon came to suspect Quincy Miller, a young black man who was once a client of Russo's. Quincy was tried, convicted, and sent to prison for life. For twenty-two years he languished in prison, maintaining his innocence. But no one was listening.
The Last Mile
by David Baldacci
Convicted murderer Melvin Mars is counting down the last hours before his execution--for the violent killing of his parents twenty years earlier--when he's granted an unexpected reprieve. Another man has confessed to the crime. Amos Decker, newly hired on an FBI special task force, takes an interest in Mars's case after discovering the striking similarities to his own life.
| Title | Author | Series | Genres & Tags | ||
| Child of God | Cormac McCarthy | Innocence | |||
| The Confession | John Grisham | Death Row, Innocence, Legal Thriller | |||
| The Guardians | John Grisham | Cold Case, Innocence | |||
| The Last Mile | David Baldacci | Amos Decker | Cold Case, Death Row, FBI, Innocence, Football | ||