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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9781595941626
ISBN number: 1595941622
Label: WingSpan Press
Manufacturer: WingSpan Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 384
Printing Date: May 10, 2007
Publishing house: WingSpan Press
Sale Popularity Level: 862512
Studio: WingSpan Press
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Wrongful prosecution of a young man for a murder he did not commit is at the core of A Good Conviction. Mr. Weinstein has fashioned a tense, emotional, fast-paced story, told largely from the perspective of Joshua Blake, sent to Sing Sing for life by a prosecutor who may have known he was innocent. Josh struggles to survive in an environment completely alien to anything he has ever known or even imagined. He befriends some inmates, and has brutal exchanges with others, as he is inescapably corrupted by prison life. All the while he tries to understand how this could have happened to him, and what he can now do to restore his once promising future. Josh is aided in his quest by his cellmate Spider, by the NYPD detective who arrested him, by two defense attorneys and a New York Daily News reporter who are infuriated by the miscarriage of justice perpetrated against him, and by Darlene, a hooker he met on his very first day in New York. He is forcefully opposed by Manhattan ADA Roger Claiborne, and by an uncaring criminal justice system that is loathe to admit a mistake. A Good Conviction is set in Manhattan, Rikers Island and Sing Sing. Many readers have nostalgically relived their New York experiences in Mr. Weinstein's descriptions of familiar neighborhoods, even as they suffer along with the horrors of Josh's prison life. Some of the action takes place during the New York City Marathon.
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The plot is so predictable. The plot twists lack imagination and plausibility. The writer spends too much time showing his knowledge of the law and little of creative writing. I still ask myself why I finished it!
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Once I started reading, I couldn't put the book down until it was finished - and that was in the wee hours of the morning! Weinstein allows the reader to feel the same anger, scare and frustration that Josh experiences, as we watch him become a victim of a corrupt DA. At the same time that we root for Josh to get justice, we are brought into the world of incarcerated criminals who fill their days with ways to survive. It's a wild ride, and a story that I highly recommend.
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I am amazed at the research that Weinstein has done for both of his books. A Good Conviction, like The Heretic, is a real page turner with a lot of suspense. However, the book is more than just suspenseful. Weinstein illuminates an issue that is very serious and through a fictional account he sensitizes the reader to the plight of the many people who are incarcerated for crimes that they did not commit. I reccommend the book highly and cannot wait for his subsequent book.
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What a ride! A scary, yet thoroughly believable, journey through the police and court systems of New York City. Lewis Weinstein captures the tensions and fears of prison life so well, it's hard to beleve he hasn't done hard time himself. It certainly makes you wonder how many innocent people are behind bars.
Highly recommended!
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Strikes home like no other book I have read. It could happen to any of us or those we care about. Takes the phrase "no good deed shall go unpunished" to a whole new level.
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