{"product_id":"burned-edward-humes-9781524742133","title":"Burned: A Story of Murder and the Crime That Wasn't","description":"\u003cb\u003eWas a monstrous killer brought to justice or an innocent mother condemned?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn an April night in 1989, Jo Ann Parks survived a house fire that claimed the lives of her three small children. Though the fire at first seemed a tragic accident, investigators soon reported finding evidence proving that Parks had sabotaged wiring, set several fires herself, and even barricade her four-year-old son inside a closet to prevent his escape. Though she insisted she did nothing wrong, Jo Ann Parks received a life sentence without parole based on the power of forensic fire science that convincingly proved her guilt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut more than a quarter century later, a revolution in the science of fire has exposed many of the incontrovertible truths of 1989 as guesswork in disguise. The California Innocence Project is challenging Parks's conviction and the so-called science behind it, claiming that false assumptions and outright bias convicted an innocent mother of a crime that never actually happened. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf Parks is exonerated, she could well be the \"Patient Zero\" in an epidemic of overturned guilty verdicts--but only if she wins. Can prosecutors dredge up enough evidence and roadblocks to make sure Jo Ann Parks dies in prison? No matter how her last-ditch effort for freedom turns out, the scenes of betrayal, ruin, and hope will leave readers longing for justice we can trust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Humes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1524742139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781524742133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dutton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2018 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/29\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2018 pg. 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2019 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/04\/2019","brand":"Edward Humes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43985482612991,"sku":"9781524742133","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8fffb3a2-3114-4b07-ada9-9e651565b706.jpg?v=1683277817","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/burned-edward-humes-9781524742133","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}