Convicted, Andrew Collins
Convicted, Andrew Collins
List: $14.98 | Sale: $10.49
Club: $7.49

Convicted
A Crooked Cop, an Innocent Man, and an Unlikely Journey of Forgiveness and Friendship

Author: Andrew Collins, Jameel McGee, Mark Tabb

Narrator: TBD

Unabridged: 6 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/15/2018


Synopsis

Jameel McGee: “For the next three years not a day went by that I didn’t think about my son who I had never seen and the cop who had kept me from him. And for most of those three years I promised myself that if I ever saw this cop again, I was going to kill him. I intended to keep that promise.” Andrew Collins: “I watched this angry man march through a crowd, a little boy and another man struggling to keep up with him....The man walked straight up to me, stopped, and stuck out his hand. I took it. “Remember me?” he asked in a tone that sounded more like a threat than a question. Somehow, a name came to me. ‘Jameel McGee,’ I replied.” It reads like a gripping crime novel…except this story really happened. Racial tensions had long simmered in Benton Harbor, a small city on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, before the day a white narcotics officer--more focused on arrests than justice—set his sights on an innocent black man. But when officer Andrew Collins framed Jameel McGee for possession of crack cocaine, the surprising result was not a race riot but a transformative journey for both men. Falsely convicted, McGee spent four years in federal prison. Collins also went to prison a few years later for falsifying police reports. While behind bars, the faith of both men deepened. But the story took its most unexpected turn once they were released--when their lives collided again in a moment brimming with mistrust and anger. The two were on a collision course—not to violence—but forgiveness. As current as today’s headlines, this explosive, true story reveals how these radically conflicted men chose to let go of fear and a thirst for revenge to pursue reconciliation for themselves, their community, and our racially divided nation.

About Andrew Collins

Andrew Collins has been investigating the idea of an advanced civilization existing before recorded history since 1979, focusing on southeast Turkey since the early 1990s. He is the co-discoverer of a massive cave complex beneath the Giza plateau, now known as "Collins' Caves." The author of From the Ashes of Angels, Gods of Eden, The Cygnus Mystery, and Gateway to Atlantis, he lives in Essex, England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Diane on August 12, 2017

Thank you Waterbrook Multnomah for this book. This is a true story of Andrew and Jameel. It is a powerful story of greed , power and being wrongfully imprisoned. I did the ugly cry, got angry, and found myself in awe of both of these men. Everyone needs to read this book. Especially with the divisio......more

Goodreads review by Valerity (Val) on September 21, 2017

This really sounded like such an odd story, especially in today's world with the current tensions, that I thought I just had to give it a look and see if it was all it seemed to be. Once I got into it, I really got involved in it thoroughly. I ended up reading it cover to cover and was very moved an......more

Goodreads review by Sandy on August 14, 2017

The first few chapters of this book were a difficult read, emotionally. I almost stopped, but difficult stories are the ones that need to be told the most. Overall, this is the story of how God appeared to these two men at a time when He was most needed. The strong belief of Jameel and Andrew saved......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on August 16, 2017

When I was a freshman in small Michigan liberal arts college I asked a man where he was from. He said from outside of Benton Harbor. Where was that, I asked? He described the town in most negative terms and said, “if a bird flew from here directly west to Lake Michigan, and dropped a bomb just befor......more

Goodreads review by Beverly on August 07, 2017

What an amazing book! Convicted is a true story of forgiveness and grace and what I like to call a "Look what God can do" story. I wasn't sure how I would like this book because I don't read books in this genre very often, but I was so touched and inspired by this book. Convicted begins by describing......more