Book description
Ron Williamson was a star college sportsman in the small town of Ada,
Oklahoma. When he left to pursue his dreams he seemed destined for
glory. But years of injury, drinking, drugs and women took their toll,
and he returned to Ada a lonely drifter.
Soon after his homecoming, a local cocktail waitress was raped and
murdered. With no immediate leads, the police worked the case for five
years before arresting Williamson and charging him with her murder.
Despite no physical evidence, and based largely on the testimony of
jailhouse snitches, he was found guilty at trial and sent to death row.
Left to await his fate, Williamson was the only person to know the
terrible truth: that an innocent man had been sent on a journey to
hell. A journey from which he might never return.
John Grisham is the author of twenty-two novels, one work of
non-fiction, a collection of short stories, and a novel for young
readers. He lives in Virginia and Mississippi.
