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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must-read for anyone who thinks prosecuters are always right
This book must be read by anyone who thinks the police and prosecuters are always right. Not only were they wrong in this case, but they acted maliciously. It is crucial for us to realize how far off track our legal system has gone, with help from the media.
Published on November 18, 1997 by Taylorbus@aol.com
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Gone in the Night
Watched the movie on TV but it ran over the 2 hours I had set for it, so we never got to see ending. That is why I bought the book. This is an interesting story and a sad one.
Published 21 months ago by Beverly M. Cleary
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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must-read for anyone who thinks prosecuters are always right,
By Taylorbus@aol.com (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Gone in the Night (Mass Market Paperback)
This book must be read by anyone who thinks the police and prosecuters are always right. Not only were they wrong in this case, but they acted maliciously. It is crucial for us to realize how far off track our legal system has gone, with help from the media.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hard to put down,
By George (Martinsville, Va United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Gone in the Night (Hardcover)
Even when you know the outcome, this book is a page-turner. For all those who like a mystery and a story of courtroom justice (and injustice) this is a great read.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Suspect what you hear in the news,
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This review is from: Gone in the Night (Hardcover)
The first 4/5 of this book was very frustrating to read. If it hadn't been a true story, I wouldn't have tormented myself with it. But, because it really is true and, I think, important for us to realize, I gave it four stars.I say "frustrating" because one awful thing after another, after another, after another keeps happening for at least 300 pages. Police start the lies because they're so anxious to close the case of a missing child that they pin the blame almost immediately on the easiest targets, the parents. From there, they ignore all facts that might disprove their theory. The prosecutors do the same and claim things that aren't true. Witnesses lie. The media, with one notable exception, is a mouthpiece for the prosecution. The jury doesn't get what really happened because of inept lawyers, prosecutorial misconduct, and plain ol' stupidity. The whole case looks just plain ridiculous when the authors point out the facts. And the whole time the defense lawyers insist to their clients that they should say nothing, to me, the most frustrating of all the frustrations. Yet, all those frustrations are so important for us to realize. I can't think of a big upcoming court case that is covered day by day in the news that the media has not already decided for us. And, usually, their decision is based on whatever the police and prosecutors tell them. It's so easy to forget that they might be wrong. And then all the t.v. channels' Web sites have a place for us to vote on the guilt or innocence of someone who hasn't even been to trial yet. The last fifth of the book had some positive mixed with the negative so was easier for me to read.
3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Gone in the Night (Mass Market Paperback)
Watched the movie on TV but it ran over the 2 hours I had set for it, so we never got to see ending. That is why I bought the book. This is an interesting story and a sad one.
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Gone in the Night by David Protess (Mass Market Paperback - May 1, 1994)
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