True Crime: The Novel -- Andrew Klavan

In the heat of the city, a man is out of time: speeding in a beat-up Ford Tempo, blasting easy-listening music. Reporter Steve Everett drinks too much, makes love to his boss's wife, and has just stumbled upon a shocking truth: a convicted killer is about to be executed for a crime he didn't commit. <p/>In the cold confines of Death Row, Frank Beachum is also out of time. Ready to say good-bye to the wife and child he loves and hello to the God he still believes in, Beachum knows he did not kill a convenience store clerk six years ago. But in a few hours--if Steve Everett can't find the evidence to stop it--a needle is going to pierce Frank Beachum's skin. <p/>The killing machine is primed. The executioner is waiting. And so is the priest. Now the clock is ticking down and the race is on--between the reporter and his demons, between the system and its lethal flaws, between the last innocent man and society's ultimate crime. . . .<br><br><b>Author:</b> Andrew Klavan<br><b>Publisher:</b> Dell<br><b>Published:</b> 08/11/1997<br><b>Pages:</b> 400<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.43lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 6.89h x 4.19w x 1.10d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780440224037<br><b>Award:</b> Anthony Awards - Nominee<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 07/07/1997<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Andrew Klavan</b>, a two-time Edgar Award winner, is the author of <i>Don't Say a Word, The Animal Hour</i>, and <i>True Crime</i>, among other novels.</p>