Falsely Convicted
True stories of injustice in Australia
$33.56
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
4 August 2026
Summary
Australia has a robust legal system. According to conventional wisdom, only the guilty end up behind bars. The reality is far more complex and, for First Nations Australians and other minorities in particular, the law can become a trap - one that has condemned completely innocent people to years, even decades, of wrongful imprisonment.
Impeccably researched and compellingly told, Falsely Convicted exposes shocking injustices in all their devastating detail. These cases reveal…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761472978 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1761472976 |
| Author: | Neil Mercer |
| Publisher: | Allen & Unwin |
| Imprint: | Allen & Unwin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 4 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 600g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 153mm x 234mm |
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Neil Mercer
Neil Mercer has been a print and television journalist for more than 50 years. He started his career as a cadet reporter on the West Australian and has also written for the Daily Telegraph, the Sunday Telegraph and the Sydney Morning Herald.
His first job in television was as a producer for 60 Minutes before moving to the ABC’s Four Corners as an on-camera reporter. Neil was a presenter on Channel Seven’s 11AM, Today Tonight, The Times and Face to Face. He was also the leader of the ABC’s National Reporting Team, responsible for the network’s television, radio and digital investigations.
Neil is the winner of a Walkley Award and a NSW Law Society Award for Excellence in Legal Reporting. He is the bestselling author of Falsely Convicted, The Kingpin and the Crooked Cop, which was shortlisted for the Ned Kelly and Danger true-crime awards, Fate: Inside the Backpacker Murders Investigation and co-author, with Ruby Jones, of Barrenjoey Road.
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