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Bought this based on a NYT review, so I have only myself to blame. The author is a navel-gazer who is shocked, absolutely shocked, that the justice system is deeply flawed. Like so many outsiders she fell in love with Appalachia. As a former criminal defense investigator, I found nothing too unusual about the bungled investigation by short-sighted cops and prosecutors. A completely unsympathetic man was falsely convicted. It happens every day. This is a memoir with maybe 15% devoted to the crime, investigations, and trials. If you want to read a memoir by someone with an agenda, buy the book, but anyone looking to read the true crime genre should skip it unless you want to read about the author's alcohol and intimacy problems.