The Innocence Game, Michael Harvey
The Innocence Game, Michael Harvey
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The Innocence Game

Author: Michael Harvey

Narrator: Robbie Daymond, Robertson Dean

Unabridged: 7 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/07/2013


Synopsis

From Michael Harvey, Chicago’s best-known crime writer and author of the popular Michael Kelly series, comes something different: a leap forward into a dark world where the lines between innocence and guilt disappear altogether.

They’re young, brilliant, beautiful . . . and naïve enough to believe they can make a difference. For three graduate students, the exclusive innocence seminar at the nation’s most esteemed journalism school is supposed to teach them how to free the falsely accused from prison. Little do they know the most important lesson they’ll learn is how to stay alive.

The first day of class for Ian Joyce and Sarah Gold starts like any other, until a fellow student, Jake Havens, pulls a wrinkled envelope from his backpack. Inside is a bloodstained scrap of shirt from a boy murdered fourteen years ago and an anonymous note taking credit for the killing. The only problem is the alleged murderer is already dead.

Suddenly, the class has a new assignment: find the real killer. As the case unfolds, the bodies and questions begin to pile up. 

Why are innocent men being framed?

Who’s been getting away with murder?

Drawn into a web of deceit and corruption, the students realize they, too, are being hunted. Ian, Sarah, and Jake are smart . . . but are they smart enough to stay alive?

From Northwestern’s idyllic campus, to the grittiest corners of Chicago, to the frigid depths of Lake Michigan, The Innocence Game is irresistible, harrowing suspense from a writer at the top of his form. 

About The Author

Michael Harvey is the author of four previous novels and is also a journalist and documentary producer. His work has won national and international acclaim, including multiple Emmy Awards, two Primetime Emmy nominations, and an Academy Award nomination. He holds a JD from Duke, an MA in journalism from Northwestern, and a BA in classical languages from Holy Cross College.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Gary on May 31, 2013

I like Michael Harvey for the Chicago setting. The Innocence Game is a quick, entertaining read without the violence of his others. There are some leaps made in the plot that I didn't quite follow, still highly recommended.......more

Goodreads review by Mellisa on January 08, 2022

Students at an elite university, looking into a cold case that is slowly showing links to a new murder. As the group of students dig deeper, they uncover conspiracy, corruption and enemies closer than they could ever think. Who can they trust...can they even trust each other? I liked this book more t......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on May 12, 2014

this is well beyond 5 stars, I have to thank Mark Soone for recommending it to me. The name is perfect and it is about a course for undergrads that take a course of unsolved crimes and whether you can find evidence to see if the person is really guilty or not. With 3 individuals and very different wh......more

Goodreads review by Mark on July 28, 2016

This was an enjoyable if not spectacular mystery/thriller, and my first Michael Harvey novel. It opens with three bright students at Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism joining an innocence seminar designed to uncover cases of wrongful conviction. Normally, the students would dig through old......more

Goodreads review by Jennie on June 06, 2021

Goed boek, voor mij niet echt heel pakkend......more


Quotes

Praise for The Innocence Game

“Ingenious . . . Engrossing . . . Michael Harvey is a writer with a bright future.”
            —Illinois Times
 
“Harvey takes us into the dark underworld where guilt and innocence aren’t just debated in the courtroom—the losers lose big, and winners manage to simply survive . . . Complex, twisting plot, loaded with well-staged surprises, great summer read.”
            —Blue Heron Journal
 
“Michael Harvey portrays the city of Chicago and its environs to wonderful effect . . . Suspenseful from the start, the last third of the novel becomes much more than ‘just’ a page-turner, when I found that I could not put the book down until the final page, with an ending this reader absolutely did not see coming. It is highly recommended.”
            —Midwest Book Review 

“Wily and surprising . . . The appealing kids at the book’s center . . . leave us wanting more.”
            —Kirkus Reviews
 
“Ambitious . . . The suspense remains high throughout.”
            —Publishers Weekly