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Ghost Of The Innocent Man: A True Story Of Trial And Redemption

by Benjamin Rachlin

NPR Books We Love · Recommendation

Ghost Of The Innocent Man: A True Story Of Trial And Redemption by Benjamin Rachlin appears in NPR’s 2017 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, identity & culture, the dark side, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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