Dan Slepian,  an NBC Dateline producer gives us a cinematic account of two decades navigating a broken criminal justice system to help free six innocent men. This was such a powerful and moving story that needed to be told.  I felt so many emotions while listening, sadness, despair, rage, disappointment and most of all hope.  At times the actions of the DA's office were so difficult to believe that it was hard to think this wasn't a work of fiction.  You just don't think about how easy it is for someone to be wrongfully convicted and spend decades of their life in prison.  What a truly horrifying thought.  I was truly touched by Dan's level of commitment to the cause for these men.  Thanks to him they have been able to gain their freedom and try to get their lives back.

I had the immense pleasure of participating in a Chapters  & Chats zoom discussion with @kellyhook.readsbooks and @beachesbooksandbubbles who brought Dan and JJ on for an in depth and behind the scenes talk.  You could just hear the passion in Dan's voice and how close he and JJ became during this whole process.  It was really moving and you couldn't help but be changed by this book and this dicsussion.  

Dan did a fantastic job on the audiobook narration and I highly recommend reading it this way.  It felt like a really detailed Dateline episode. A powerful book not to be missed.