Scott Turow

Leslie S. Klinger

Laura Caldwell

Barry Scheck

How do wrongful convictions happen, and what are the consequences for the lucky few who are acquitted, years after they are proven innocent? Fourteen exonerated inmates narrate their stories, while another exoneree's case is explored. They detail every aspect of the experience of wrongful conviction, as well as the remarkable depths of endurance sustained by each exoneree who never lost hope.

testimonies of the wrongfully convicted

Anatomy of innocence

Meg Cabot

Megan Crane

Julie Kenner

Melissa Senate

Cara Lockwood

Beth Kendrick

Jennifer OConnell

Stacey Ballis

Stephanie Lessing

A collection of personal essays by some of today's most popular young adult and women's fiction writers considers the ways in which the books of Judy Blume influenced their emotional, social, and physical developments, in a volume that includes contributions by Meg Cabot, Cara Lockwood, and Megan McCafferty. 50,000 first printing.

Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume

When clothing designer Kyra Felis marries famous Hollywood actor Declan McKenna, she longs to return to her old life after she becomes submerged in a dangerous world of fame and celebrity. Original. 75,000 first printing.

The Year of Living Famously

An anonymous letter causes attorney Hailey Sutter to investigate the death of her mother by hinting that the accident that killed her mother had actually been murder, and forces her to seek out her estranged brother and sister.

Look Closely

The Night I Got Lucky

A Clean Slate by Laura Caldwell released on Oct 24, 2003 is available now for purchase.

A Clean Slate

Twenty-six-year-old Casey Evers, who has her life perfectly mapped out, joins her two best friends on an illuminating trip to Rome and Greece, where she unexpectedly embarks on a journey of self-discovery that causes her to question her life and her long-term relationship with her boyfriend John. Original.

Burning The Map

Rachel Blakely, determined to put the past behind her, is welcomed into high society when her husband is promoted to senior partner in his medical practice, until her passionate indiscretion abroad resurfaces, plunging her into a nightmare.

The Rome Affair

Izzy McNeil is hot on the trail of one of Chicago's most notorious gangsters. Not that he realizes the crimson-tressed enchantress, a self-proclaimed "lapsed lawyer," is moonlighting as a private investigator. But when an unexpected run-in trashes Izzy's cover, she's swept into an evil underworld where she is definitely not safe. That is until Izzy receives help from an unlikely source: the ultimate guardian angel. And the last person she ever dreamed she'd see again. Now Izzy is racing from Chicago to Rome, all the while battling personal demons, Mafiosi killers and red hot emergency desires….

Red, White & Dead

Kate Livingston and Liza Kingsley have been best friends since their childhood in the suburbs of Chicago. They know everything about each other. Or do they? When Liza sets up the newly divorced Kate with Michael Waller, an elegant man sixteen years her senior, neither woman expects Kate to fall for him so soon. The relationship is a whirlwind that enthralls Kate…and frightens Liza. Because Liza knows she may have introduced Kate to more than her dream man; she may have unwittingly introduced her to a dangerous world of secrets. And yet Kate marries Michael and follows him to a French-Canadian town called St. Marabel, where she begins to suspect that Michael isn't exactly who he seems. As each new suspicion arises, Kate finds herself investigating her husband, but what she doesn't know is that she's about to steer her friendship with Liza on a collision course that will race from the U.S. to Russia and from Canada to Brazil, and the betrayals she uncovers could cause the end of all of them.

The Good Liar

When her beloved dog Baxter rescues a child and the video footage goes viral, stylist and dogwear designer Jessica Champlin is thrust into the spotlight where everyone is watching, including the press, the new guy she is seeing and her ex-husband. Original.

The Dog Park

Izzy McNeil is hot on the trail of one of Chicago's most notorious gangsters. Not that he realizes the crimson-tressed enchantress, a self-proclaimed "lapsed lawyer," is moonlighting as a private investigator. But when an unexpected run-in trashes Izzy's cover, she's swept into an evil underworld where she is definitely not safe. That is until Izzy receives help from an unlikely source: the ultimate guardian angel. And the last person she ever dreamed she'd see again. Now Izzy is racing from Chicago to Rome, all the while battling personal demons, Mafiosi killers and red hot emergency desires.... This enriched edition of Red, White & Dead contains bonus content by author Laura Caldwell, an eBook exclusive!

Série Izzy McNeil, tome 4 « Le crime était évident. La vérité l’est beaucoup moins » A Chicago, une femme est accusée d’avoir empoisonné sa meilleure amie dans le but de lui ravir son mari. Aux yeux de la police, la culpabilité de la prévenue ne fait aucun doute. En revanche, pour l’intrépide et brillante avocate Izzy McNeil, qui se lance alors dans sa première affaire pénale, rien n’est moins sûr. Sa cliente a beau se montrer étrangement secrète, Izzy n’est pas du tout convaincue par la thèse du crime passionnel. A tel point qu’elle décide de mener sa propre enquête pour éclaircir les zones d’ombre et découvrir la vérité. Mais ce qui s’annonce comme l’affaire de sa carrière ne pouvait pas tomber plus mal, car la vie personnelle d’Izzy est en plein chambardement : son ex-fiancé fait un retour retentissant alors même qu’elle tente de construire une nouvelle histoire d’amour. Entre sombres secrets et passions inavouables, Izzy plonge peu à peu dans un monde où les relations aux allures inoffensives peuvent se révéler dangereuses... « Ce suspense à tiroirs, au rythme trépidant, saura séduire les fans de John Grisham et de Michael Connelly. » - Library Review A propos de l'auteur : Juriste de haut niveau, et jouant aujourd’hui un rôle actif de conseiller à l’Université de droit Loyola de Chicago, Laura Caldwell a également cumulé les succès et les honneurs littéraires par son brio, sa vivacité d’écriture, le ton contemporain de ses romans, et son héroïne: Izzy McNeil. Comme elle avocate, Izzy est au centre de chacun de ses romans. Avec elle, ce sont les tribulations d’une jeune avocate branchée, à l’humour décapant, que le lecteur savoure.La coupable parfaite est le quatrième volume de sa célèbre série consacrée à l'avocate Izzy McNeil.

Série Izzy McNeil

La coupable parfaite

Série Izzy McNeil, vol. 1 En quelques heures à peine, la vie d’Izzy McNeil, une pétulante avocate de Chicago, s’effondre brutalement : non seulement Forester Pickett, un client qu’elle aime comme un père, est mystérieusement assassiné, mais Sam, son fiancé, se volatilise à quelques semaines de leur mariage. Et dire qu’Izzy pensait tout savoir de son futur époux ! Comment a-elle pu être naïve à ce point ? Certes, elle avait des doutes quant au bien-fondé de leur mariage. Mais elle aimait profondément Sam et ne pouvait imaginer pareille trahison. Partagée entre la colère et l’incompréhension, Izzy décide alors de tout entreprendre pour retrouver Sam et démasquer le meurtrier de Forester. Sans savoir que les ennuis ne font que commencer pour elle, et que mensonges et tromperies sèment son chemin de pièges... A propos de l'auteur : Enseignante en droit à la Loyola University de Chicago et auteur de nombreux articles de presse, Laura Caldwell publie des romans policiers depuis 2005. Salué par la critique comme un page-turner tranchant, émouvant et sexy, Le voile de la trahison est le premier des 5 tomes de sa célèbre série consacrée à l'avocate Izzy McNeil.

Le voile de la trahison

« Les enquêtes de Izzy McNeil », tome 6 Alors qu’elle s’apprête à faire un break dans son activité de détective privé pour redevenir avocate à temps plein, Izzy McNeil se laisse convaincre par un ami d’aider la célèbre galeriste Madeline Saga, victime de harcèlement : pendant quelques semaines, elle se fera passer pour son assistante. Pour la protéger, mais aussi pour découvrir qui lui en veut assez pour lui avoir dérobé de précieux tableaux et les avoir remplacés par des copies. Afin de l’aider à percer le mystère opaque qui entoure Madeline, Izzy ne peut compter que sur l’inspecteur Vaughn. Une collaboration qui lui aurait paru stupéfiante quelque temps plus tôt, tant leurs relations sont tendues, mais qui, aujourd’hui, la rassure... et la trouble. Au cœur de Chicago, la belle Izzy va devoir percer les secrets de ce monde de l’art tout en faux-semblants, et pour cela aller de découverte en découverte jusqu’à flirter avec le danger... A propos de l'auteur : Juriste de haut niveau, et jouant aujourd’hui un rôle actif de conseiller à l’Université de droit Loyola de Chicago, Laura Caldwell a également cumulé les succès et les honneurs littéraires par son brio, sa vivacité d’écriture, le ton contemporain de ses romans, et son héroïne: Izzy McNeil. Comme elle avocate, Izzy est au centre de chacun de ses romans. Avec elle, ce sont les tribulations d’une jeune avocate branchée, à l’humour décapant, que le lecteur savoure.La coupable parfaite est le quatrième volume de sa célèbre série consacrée à l'avocate Izzy McNeil.

La vengeance en plein coeur

Chicago is the Windy City, and these days the winds of change are whipping Izzy McNeil's life all over the map. A high-profile job on Trial TV lands her in the hot seat. After a shocking end to her engagement, she finds herself juggling not only her ex-fiancé, but a guy she never expected. And a moonlighting undercover gig has her digging deep into worlds she barely knew existed. But all of this takes a backseat when Izzy's friend winds up brutally murdered. Suddenly, Izzy must balance the demands of a voracious media and the knowledge that she didn't know her friend as well as she thought.

Red Blooded Murder

They say bad things happen in threes. When her fianc, Sam, disappears on the same day her mentor and biggest client is killed, hotshot Chicago attorney Izzy McNeil starts counting. But trouble keeps coming. Sam is implicated in the client's death, her apartment is broken into and it's not just the authorities who are following her. Now, to find Sam and uncover her client's murderer, Izzy will have to push past limits she never imagined. Lucky for her she's always thrived under pressure, because her world is falling apart. Fast. And the trail of half-truths and lies is red-hot.

Red Hot Lies

Recalling the great muckrakers of the past, an outraged team of America’s best-selling writers unite to confront the disasters of wrongful convictions. Wrongful convictions, long regarded as statistical anomalies in an otherwise sound justice system, now appear with frightening regularity. But few people understand just how or why they happen and, more important, the immeasurable consequences that often haunt the lucky few who are acquitted, years after they are proven innocent. Now, in this groundbreaking anthology, fourteen exonerated inmates narrate their stories to a roster of high-profile mystery and thriller writers—including Lee Child, Sara Paretsky, Laurie R. King, Jan Burke and S. J. Rozan—while another exoneree’s case is explored in a previously unpublished essay by legendary playwright Arthur Miller. An astonishing and unique collaboration, these testimonies bear witness to the incredible stories of innocent men and women who were convicted of serious crimes and cast into the maw of a vast and deeply flawed American criminal justice system before eventually, and miraculously, being exonerated. Introduced by best-selling authors Scott Turow and Barry Scheck, these master storytellers capture the tragedy of wrongful convictions as never before and challenge readers to confront the limitations and harsh realities of the American criminal justice system. Lee Child tells of Kirk Bloodsworth, who obsessively read about the burgeoning field of DNA testing, cautiously hoping that it held the key to his acquittal—until he eventually became the first person to be exonerated from death row based on DNA evidence. Judge John Sheldon and author Gayle Lynds team up to share Audrey Edmunds’s experience raising her children long distance from her prison cell. And exoneree Gloria Killian recounts to S. J. Rozan her journey from that fateful "knock on the door" and the initial shock of accusation to the scars she carries today. Together, the powerful stories collected within the Anatomy of Innocence detail every aspect of the experience of wrongful conviction, as well as the remarkable depths of endurance sustained by each exoneree who never lost hope.

Anatomy of Innocence: Testimonies of the Wrongfully Convicted

Falsely accused of murder, Jovan Mosley spends six years in a Supermax prison until two lawyers bring his case to trial and exonerate him.

Laura Caldwell

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