This is presented on the cover and jacket flaps as a biography, but written in dramatic fictional style with 3rd person omniscient narration. "Now, as he approached the forest, painted a thousand hues in the fading glory of the winter sun, Dr. Paul Rivard regretted the impulse..." etc etc, A bit too much like a romance and not enough like nonfiction for my taste. I did not finish the book.
This book was written in 1979, so is obviously out-of-date in telling Steven Truscott's story. I found it worth reading, though, for two aspects:
First, there is a lengthy portion of the book which is "Steven's Story", told in his own words. Second, there is the full transcript of the Supreme Court Decision which denied Mr. Truscott's appeal, along with Justice Emmett Hall's dissent.
In 1959, 14-year-old Steven Truscott was sentenced to death for the murder of Lynne Harper. He has always maintained his innocence. In 2007, his conviction was overturned. His story is one that has stayed with me since I was a child.… (mer)
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