{"product_id":"bone-valley-a-true-story-of-injustice-and-redemption-in-the-heart-of-florida-hardcover","title":"Bone Valley: A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGilbert King\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King comes a chilling exploration of one of America's most haunting wrongful conviction cases. Based on the hit podcast, \u003ci\u003eBone Valley\u003c\/i\u003e dives into the dark heart of rural Florida, where a young man's life was upended by a tragic miscarriage of justice.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Captivating, enraging, and all too true.\" --Bob Kolker, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Hidden Valley Road\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Bone Valley is a work of rare moral clarity and deep compassion.\" ―Sister Helen Prejean, author of \u003ci\u003eDead Man Walking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1987, Leo Schofield was arrested and charged with the murder of his wife, Michelle. Always insistent on his innocence, he was poorly served by his legal defense: the investigation was sloppy, the case flimsy, and numerous pieces of evidence were ignored. He was sentenced to life in prison. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver thirty years later, Gilbert King is tipped off to Leo's case and is astonished by what he found: layers of corruption, flawed evidence, and deep-seated errors. He can't shake the story and starts to get to know Leo and his family. Leo shows an incomprehensible amount of grace and love about his situation, which spurs Gilbert even more to tell his story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBone Valley\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a revelatory investigation into a murder, a chilling portrait of the criminal justice system, and a uniquely powerful story of grace and redemption. Gilbert King has written a new classic of narrative nonfiction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGilbert King\u003c\/b\u003e is the writer, producer, and host of Bone Valley, a narrative podcast about murder and injustice in 1980s central Florida, from \u003ci\u003eLava For Good \u003c\/i\u003epodcasts. He is the author of three books, including \u003ci\u003eDevil in the Grove\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Pulitzer Prize. A\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller, the book was also named runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. King has written about race, civil rights, and the death penalty for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and he was a 2019-2020 fellow at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Writers and Scholars at the New York Public Library. He lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979060511021,"sku":"9781250368546","price":31.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/xuBRq3Qxb19781250368546.webp?v=1775818740","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/bone-valley-a-true-story-of-injustice-and-redemption-in-the-heart-of-florida-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}