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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grisham, John, PUBLISHER: Dell Publishing Company, In the town of Ada, Oklahoma, Ron Williamson was going to be the next Mickey Mantle. But on his way to the Big Leagues, Ron stumbled, his dreams broken by drinking, drugs, and women. Then, on a winter night in , not far from Ron's home, a young cocktail waitress named Debra Sue Carter was savagely murdered. The investigation led nowhere. Until, on the flimsiest evidence, it led to Ron Williamson. The washed-up small-town hero was charged, tried, and sentenced to death--in a trial littered with lying witnesses and tainted evidence that would shatter a man's already broken life...and let a true killer go free. Impeccably researched, grippingly told, filled with eleventh-hour drama, John Grisham's first work of nonfiction reads like a page-turning legal thriller. It is a book that will terrify anyone who believes in the presumption of innocence--a book no American can afford to miss.

Once Upon a Time There Was a Girl: A Murder at Mobile Bay

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kearney, J. F. / Kearney, Janis F., PUBLISHER: Writing Our World Press, Fiction. African American Studies. Janis F. Kearney debuts her first fiction, a murder mystery based on an actual southern race murder. In this riveting story, Kearney paints a portrait of a small Alabama town, the "good" people who believed race was no longer a problem, and the innocent victim whose death proved them wrong.

Morality Play

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Unsworth, Barry, PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, Limited (UK), The time is the fourteenth century. The place is a small town in rural England, and the setting a snow-laden winter. A small troupe of actors accompanied by Nicholas Barber, a young renegade priest, prepare to play the drama of their lives. Breaking the longstanding tradition of only performing religious plays, the groups leader, Martin, wants them to enact the murder that is foremost in the townspeoples minds. A young boy has been found dead, and a mute-and-deaf girl has been arrested and stands to be hanged for the murder. As members of the troupe delve deeper into the circumstances of the murder, they find themselves entering a political and class feud that may undo them. Intriguing and suspenseful, Morality Play is an exquisite work that captivates by its power, while opening up the distant past as new to the reader.

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ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Penley, Gary, PUBLISHER: Pelican Publishing Company, This generation's To Kill A Mockingbird. Interracial friendship in small-town Mississippi involving the man known as "Dummy" and children from a well-known family divides town when the family's house burns to the ground. Advertising. Tour. Reading Group Guide.

Desperate Remedies

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hardy, Thomas / Ingham, Patricia, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Hardy's first published work, Desperate Remedies moves the sensation novel into new territory. The anti-hero, Aeneas Manston, as physically alluring as he is evil, even fascinates the innocent Cytherea, though she is in love with another man. When he cannot seduce her, Manston resorts to deception, blackmail, bigamy, murder, and rape. Yet this compelling story also raises the great questions underlying Hardy's major novels, which relate to the injustice of the class system, the treatment of women, probability and causality. This edition shows for the first time that the sensation novel was always Hardy's natural genre. It is based on the first edition text, and includes later prefaces and the Wessex Poems "dissolved" into prose.

Small Town in Mass Society: Class, Power, and Religion in a

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Vidich, Arthur J. / Bensman, Joseph, PUBLISHER: University of Illinois Press, First published in , Small Town in Mass Society set community studies on a new course by placing the small town within the framework of large-scale, bureaucratic mass society. Drawing attention to the dynamics of class and ethnicity in relation to economics and politics, this landmark work was among the first to document the consequences of centralized administration on life in American communities. Through a close study of "Springdale, New York", Arthur J. Vidich and Joseph Bensman depict the small town as continuously and increasingly drawn into the central institutions and processes of the total society. Vidich and Bensman based their conclusions on extensive interviews with and close observation of the inhabitants of one community. The original publication of the book caused a sharp response among the town's citizens who felt their trust had been violated and their town misrepresented. The present volume includes the editorials and correspondence evoked by that controversy, the authors' articles describing their methodology, a new foreword by Michael W. Hughey, and a new afterword in which Arthur J. Vidich gives an account of the creation and history of the book.

Longarm and the Panamint Panic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Evans, Tabor, PUBLISHER: Jove Books, Longarm tracks a notorious outlaw to the town of Panamint, only to find the bad man catching his death from cholera. With everyone ready to abandon the town, and its gold, Longarm sticks around to find out who the real sickos are.

Murder!: The Mysterious Death of Canadian Mining Magnate Sir

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: MacDonald, Cheryl, PUBLISHER: Altitude Publishing (Canada), This is the story of the notorious, unsolved murder of the richest baronet in the British Empire, Sir Harry Oakes. The millionaire miner made his fortune from the rich mines in Northern Ontario. His wealth and lifestyle gave many a motive for murder. Rumours surrounding the murder case as well as prime details about the three suspects (including his close friend and business associate, and the son-in-law who eloped with his daughter), dirt on the mishandled investigation and events during the trial will keep you on the edge of your seat.

The Confession

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grisham, John, PUBLISHER: Dell Publishing Company, An innocent man is about to be executed. Only a guilty man can save him. For every innocent man sent to prison, there is a guilty one left on the outside. He doesn't understand how the police and prosecutors got the wrong man, and he certainly doesn't care. He just can't believe his good luck. Time passes and he realizes that the mistake will not be corrected: the authorities believe in their case and are determined to get a conviction. He may even watch the trial of the person wrongly accused of his crime. He is relieved when the verdict is guilty. He laughs when the police and prosecutors congratulate themselves. He is content to allow an innocent person to go to prison, to serve hard time, even to be executed. Travis Boyette is such a man. In , in the small East Texas city of Sloan, he 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 Donte Drumm, a local football star, and marched him off to death row. Now nine years have passed. Travis has just been paroled in Kansas for a different crime; Donte is four days away from his execution. Travis suffers from an inoperable brain tumor. For the first time in his miserable life, he decides to do what's right and confess. But how can a guilty man convince lawyers, judges, and politicians that they're about to execute an innocent man? "From the Hardcover edition."

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No Blood Relative

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carroll, Terry / Carroll & Graf, PUBLISHER: Mercury Press, Late one warm June night, a young woman dies in a car accident on the rural highway that runs between the village of Rose Hill and the small city of Crooked Elbow, Alberta. Apparently, the crash is the deadly result of a game of chicken between a car and a pick-up truck. Marc LePage, editor of the Crooked Elbow Sun, covers the story with his notebook and camera -- as usual, very, very drunk. Why are the police ordered to keep reporters away from the accident? What details does Marc miss as he works to keep his inebriated balance on the dark highway? No Blood Relative tells an intriguing and suspenseful story of murder, small town corruption, and Marc LePage's struggle to right his own life's downward, alcoholic spiral.

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Starting from Scratch

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ralph, Susan, PUBLISHER: Avalon Books, The usually reliable and compliant Agatha Marple decides to dump her two-timing fianc? and run away from the small town and the eccentric family stifling her dreams. Settling in a large city, she embarks on a mission of self-improvement: Healthy food, daily exercise, meditation, and positive thoughts. But Agatha's careful plans get thrown into turmoil when her eccentric grandmother and the man of her dreams show up and keep her off balance along with a tempting bakeshop whose specialty are freshly made, mouth-watering donuts

My Lawman

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: James, Deana, PUBLISHER: Zebra Books, Peach Smith spends long days cooking and cleaning for Scurlock's Hotel in Coffeyville. It's a hard, lonely life that makes her long for escape, but she's sensible enough not to trust Bob Dalton's sweet promises of a future together in Brazil if she helps his gang rob the town bank. Lawman Will Wesley knows the Dalton gang means trouble -- and that Peach Smith, with her big innocent heart, may be caught smack in the middle of it. He's right. The big robbery finds the Daltons shot in cold blood, innocent citizens dead...and Peach holding stolen money. Desperate and afraid, Peach begs Will to find out who tipped the law to the gang's plot, and caused the death of the only man who half-way cared about her. It's a job that puts Will on the razor's edge between duty and raging desire. And when passions flare between him and Peach, he's determined to wipe out all thoughts of the outlaw from her mind.

Strictly Murder!: A Writer's Guide to Criminal Homicide

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Roth, Martin / Lange, Tom, PUBLISHER: Siles Press, Strictly Murder provides film, TV, and fiction writers with essential information on all aspects of murder and its investigation and prosecution, including -- types of murders -- methods -- motives -- criminal profiles -- police investigative tools and procedures -- medical examiner and crime lab tools and procedures -- criminal court procedures... and much more. Unique to this book is the inclusion of a copy of an actual Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department "murder book" -- a law enforcement agency's complete paper trail, which follows a murder from the time it is first reported through the arrest of a suspect. A "murder book" collects every report made by every person connected with a murder investigation, including the first officer on the scene, forensic investigators, and detectives. Strictly Murder also includes short chapters written by investigative, criminal profiling, and crime lab experts.

Ralph Compton Brimstone Trail

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Compton, Ralph / Galloway, Marcus, PUBLISHER: Signet Book, GOD HELP HIM... Before hearing the call of the Lord, Paul had seen more than his share of sin--mostly his own. But since he came to minister to the small town of Pueblito Verde, most of what he sees are tamer transgressions. Knowing his own past, Paul believes the occasional mistake doesn't make someone truly evil. But some men are more evil than others. When the brutal Jack Kerrigan and his band of ruffians hit town, Paul's new life starts to go bad. Then things go from bad to worse when ruthless bounty hunter Dave Sprole arrives with money and murder on his mind. Now, the town is caught in the crossfire between two cold-blooded killers--and Paul knows that it's time for him to stand up for what he believes in... Acquista Ora

All Creatures Great and Small

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Herriot, James, PUBLISHER: Perfection Learning, Take an unforgettable journey through the English countryside and into the homes of its inhabitants-- four-legged and otherwise-- with the world's best-loved animal doctor.For over 25 years-- since "All Creatures Great and Small" was first published-- readers have delighted to the storytelling genius of James Herriot, the Yorkshire veterinarian whose fascinating vignettes brim with the wonder of life, animal and human.Whether struggling mightily to position a calf for birthing, or comforting a lonely old man whose beloved dog and only companion has died, Herriot's heartwarming and often hilarious stories of his first years as a country vet perfectly depict the wonderful relationship between man and animal-- and they intimately portray a man whose humor, compassion, and love of life are truly inspiring.

Plainsong

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Haruf, Kent, PUBLISHER: Large Print Distribution, In the small town of Holt, Colorado, a high school teacher is confronted with raising his two boys alone after their mother leaves. A teenage girl is pregnant and alone, with nowhere to go. And out in the country, two elderly brothers work the family homestead, the only world they've ever known. From these unsettled lives emerges a vision of life, and of the town and landscape that bind them together -- their fates somehow overcoming the powerful circumstances of place and station, their confusion, curiosity, dignity, and humor intact and resonant. Utterly true to the rhythms and patterns of life, Plainsong is a novel to care about, believe in, and learn from.

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Wings of Healing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morris, Alan, PUBLISHER: Thorndike Press, When a flu epidemic strikes the small Canadian frontier town of Fort Macleod, the town's only doctor is the first to die. In a matter of days, the sickness spreads to scores of people, and reaches the Blackfoot tribe where Reena O'Donnell serves as a missionary. Meanwhile, with men, women and children dying all around him, Hunter Stone faces another dilemma: the new acting superintendent, Major Briggs, is determined to relocate the Indians around Fort Macleod to a reservation. In the face of the epidemic and Briggs' orders, can Reena and Hunter keep their love intact? Acquista Ora

Guide to the University of Florida and Gainesville

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McCarthy, Kevin / Laurie, Murray / Hartigan, Karelisa V., PUBLISHER: Pineapple Press (FL), - Each significant building on campus and in town is pictured and described here, with information on its history, architecture, location, and present use - Gainesville boasts charming historic neighborthoods and a vibrant down-town entertainment district - This book will introduce everyone to the unique places and character of the university and the Gainesville area

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Three Graves Full

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mason, Jamie, PUBLISHER: Gallery Books, For fans of the Coen brothers' films or for those who just love their thrillers with a dash of sharp humor--an engaging and offbeat story about a man driven to murder, who then buries the body in his backyard only to discover that there are two other shallow graves on his property. "There "is very little peace for a man with a body buried in his backyard."" With this memorable first line, we meet Jason Getty, a regular guy in every mild sense of the word. But extraordinary circumstances push this ordinary man to do something he can't undo...and now he must live with the undeniable reality of his actions. And just as Jason "does" finally learn to live with it, a landscaper discovers a body on his property--only it's not the body Jason buried. As Jason's fragile peace begins to unravel, his life is hitched to the fortunes of several strangers: Leah, an abandoned woman looking for answers to her heartbreak; Tim, a small-town detective just doing his job; and Boyd, a fringe-dweller whose past is about to catch up to him--all of them in the wake and shadow of a dead man who had it coming. With the tense pacing of a thriller and the language and beauty of a fine literary novel, "Three Graves Full" heralds the arrival of a stunning new voice in fiction.

Town in a Pumpkin Bash

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Haywood, B. B., PUBLISHER: Berkley, "In the quaint seaside village"" of Cape Willington, Maine, Candy Holliday has a mostly idyllic life, tending to the Blueberry Acres farm she runs with her father and occasionally stepping in to solve a murder or two..." Halloween is fast approaching, and preparations for the Pumpkin Bash, Cape Willington's annual autumn festival, are well underway. Candy is running this year's haunted hayride, in the hopes of making some extra cash. But when she discovers a real dead body near some fake tombstones, Candy's side job becomes a full-blown investigation to find out who turned a holiday attraction into a real horror show. Will Candy's keen eye for detail unearth buried town secrets? As her search leads her through old graveyards and a haunted house, Candy will discover that not all of the skeletons hidden in this small town's closets are Halloween decorations... INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES

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