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True Crime Book Club

"Innocent Man" by John Grisham

2025-05-19 13:00:00 2025-05-19 14:00:00 America/New_York True Crime Book Club A great way to discover and discuss new and classic true crime writing. We meet on the third Monday of each month. New members are always welcome to join us! Westlake Porter Public Library - Dover Room

Monday, May 19
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-05-19 13:00:00 2025-05-19 14:00:00 America/New_York True Crime Book Club A great way to discover and discuss new and classic true crime writing. We meet on the third Monday of each month. New members are always welcome to join us! Westlake Porter Public Library - Dover Room

A great way to discover and discuss new and classic true crime writing. We meet on the third Monday of each month. New members are always welcome to join us!

In May we will be reading "Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town" by John Grisham

From Amazon

John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction: a true crime masterpiece that tells the story of small town justice gone terribly awry.

In the Major League draft of 1971, the first player chosen from the state of Oklahoma was Ron Williamson. When he signed with the Oakland A’s, he said goodbye to his hometown of Ada and left to pursue his dreams of big league glory. Six years later he was back, his dreams broken by a bad arm and bad habits. He began to show signs of mental illness. Unable to keep a job, he moved in with his mother and slept twenty hours a day on her sofa.

In 1982, a twenty-one-year-old cocktail waitress in Ada named Debra Sue Carter was raped and murdered, and for five years the police could not solve the crime. For reasons that were never clear, they suspected Ron Williamson and his friend Dennis Fritz. The two were finally arrested in 1987 and charged with capital murder. With no physical evidence, the prosecution’s case was built on junk science and the testimony of jailhouse snitches and convicts. Dennis Fritz was found guilty and given a life sentence. Ron Williamson was sent to death row.

If you believe that in America you are innocent until proven guilty, this book will shock you. If you believe in the death penalty, this book will disturb you. If you believe the criminal justice system is fair, this book will infuriate you.


A great way to discover and discuss new and classic true crime writing—from murder, to robbery, heists and arson—we touch on every aspect of humanity's darker instincts.

We meet on the third Monday of every month starting in January. View and print the list of books and check out WPPL's Book Discussion page for more book and movie clubs!

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Books and Authors |

TAGS: | True Crime | book discussion |

Westlake Porter Public Library

Phone: (440) 871-2600
Fax: (440) 871-6969

Hours
Mon, May 05 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, May 06 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, May 07 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, May 08 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, May 09 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, May 10 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, May 11 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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Tue, May 06 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, May 07 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, May 08 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, May 09 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, May 10 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, May 11 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Westlake Porter Public Library is an independent public library serving the residents of the city of Westlake, western Cuyahoga County and eastern Lorain County. The library is located at 27333 Center Ridge Road in Westlake, Ohio. Anyone who lives, works, owns property, or goes to school in Ohio can register for a free library card.

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