Bone Valley: A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida: Based on the internationally...

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Gilbert King

Bone Valley

A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida: Based on the internationally...

Gilbert King

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WILDFIRE
14 October 2025

Biography; True crime; True stories of heroism, endurance & survival

From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King comes a chilling exploration of one of America's most haunting wrongful conviction cases. Based on the hit podcast, Bone Valley dives into the dark heart of rural Florida, where a young man's life was upended by a tragic miscarriage of justice.

'Captivating, enraging, and all too true.' - Bob Kolker, New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Valley Road

'Bone Valley is a work of rare moral clarity and deep compassion.' - Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking

In 1988, Leo Schofield was arrested and charged with the murder of his wife, Michelle. Always insistent on his innocence, he was poorly served by his legal defense: the investigation was sloppy, the case flimsy and numerous pieces of evidence were ignored. He was sentenced to life in prison.

Over thirty years later, Gilbert King is tipped off to Leo's case and is astonished by what he finds: layers of corruption, flawed evidence and deep-seated errors. He can't shake the story and starts to get to know Leo and his family. Leo shows an incomprehensible amount of grace and love about his situation, which spurs Gilbert even more to tell his story.

Bone Valley is at once a revelatory investigation into a murder, a chilling portrait of the US criminal justice system and a uniquely powerful story of grace and redemption. Gilbert King has written a new classic of narrative nonfiction.

By: Gilbert King
Imprint: WILDFIRE
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 480g
ISBN: 9781035419388
ISBN 10: 1035419386
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 14 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gilbert King is the author of Beneath a Ruthless Sun, published by Riverhead Books in 2018. He is also the author of the New York Times bestseller, Devil in the Grove, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction in 2013. The book was also the runner-up in nonfiction for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, a finalist for both the Chautauqua Prize and the Edgar Award, and the gold medal winner in nonfiction for the Florida Book Awards. King has written about the race and criminal justice for the New York Times and the Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Smithsonian.

Reviews for Bone Valley: A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida: Based on the internationally renowned true crime podcast

Bone Valley is a work of rare moral clarity and deep compassion. -- Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking Captivating, enraging, and all too true. -- Robert Kolker, New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Valley Road