Crime Fictions: How Racist Lies Built a System of Mass Wrongful Conviction by Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve is a powerful work of nonfiction that examines how racial bias can distort justice and shape wrongful convictions. Drawing on rigorous research and compelling real-world insight, the book exposes the hidden assumptions and practices that can turn the legal system into a source of harm rather than fairness.
Thought-provoking and deeply relevant, this book will appeal to readers interested in law, race, social justice, and investigative nonfiction. It offers a clear-eyed look at systemic inequality while challenging readers to question how narratives of guilt are constructed, defended, and repeated. A compelling choice for anyone seeking an informed, unsettling, and important read.
