{"product_id":"death-row-the-final-minutes-by-michelle-lyons-9781788701495","title":"Death Row: The Final Minutes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeath Row: The Final Minutes\u003c\/em\u003e is a haunting book in which Michelle Lyons shares her experience of witnessing nearly 300 executions over 12 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a reporter and later as a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Michelle frequently visited Huntsville's Walls Unit. There, she recorded the final moments of death row inmates' lives before they were put to death by the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMichelle witnessed the last words of some of the most notorious criminals, including serial killers, child murderers, and rapists, as a cocktail of lethal drugs surged through their veins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the number of executions increased, Michelle began to feel misgivings. She came to know and like some of the condemned individuals she witnessed die, prompting her to question the seemingly arbitrary nature of the death penalty. Do executions actually make victims of us all?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Haunting, dark and hard to put down\" - Houston Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A portrait of what it's like to be surrounded by death... a memoir of perseverance in the face of routine tragedy\" - The Daily Beast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46547129073900,"sku":"9781788701495","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23543993482824.jpg?v=1749868877","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/death-row-the-final-minutes-by-michelle-lyons-9781788701495","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}