Framed

Framed, by John Grisham

25/60 | Started 05.01.25 • Finished 05.15.25 | 4 stars

I have a soft (?) spot in my heart for true crime, and while this was a bit different in that it featured several different crimes and cases, they all unified around one theme: the innocence of those who were serving time for them.

Grisham and McCloskey take turns telling stories of people who were wrongly convicted. Some are almost unbelieveable when you consider the scope of corruption and/or ignorance on the part of the authorities. Others are heartbreakingly sad "wrong place wrong time." Overall, it goes to show the broken parts of our system, including the prejudices of some in law enforcement and the "old school" way of doing things. Would recommend.