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"The Bible teaches that the truth will set us free, but Michael Smerconish and Maureen Faulkner teach us that even a powerful truth needs courage as its ally."
--Chris Matthews, Host of Hardball and the Chris Matthews Show

"Maureen Faulkner is a genuine American heroine. While influential people garner cheap headlines with stories of false injustice, Maureen Faulkner fights behind the scenes and in public to preserve the good name of her husband. This is a real justice story!"
--John Timoney, Miami Chief of Police

"This is a harrowing book, told with uncommon grace and dignity. Maureen Faulkner is an incredible woman. The story she tells, of being denied for more than a quarter century the dignity of burying her police officer husband in peace, is even more incredible."
--Buzz Bissinger, Author of Friday Night Lights

Maureen Faulkner's husband, Philadelphia police officer Danny Faulkner, was shot between the eyes on a cold December night in 1981. Mumia Abu-Jamal was unanimously convicted of the crime by a racially mixed jury based on: the testimony of several eyewitnesses, his ownership of the murder weapon, matching ballistics, and Abu-Jamal's own confession.

After his conviction, however, a national anti-death penalty movement was started to "Free Mumia;" Mike Farrell, Ed Asner, Alec Baldwin, and Susan Sarandon rallied on his behalf, and led the charge. For his part, while on death row, Abu-Jamal published several books, delivered radio commentaries, was a college commencement speaker, found himself named an Honorary Citizen of France, and had his defense coffers enhanced by ticket sales from a sold out (20,000-person) concert featuring Rage Against the Machine.

Here, from Maureen Faulkner and acclaimed talk show host / journalist Michael Smerconish, is the first book to carefully and definitively lay out the case against Abu-Jamal, and those who've elevated him to the status of political prisoner. Smerconish, a lawyer, has provided pro bono legal counsel to Faulkner for over a decade and knows both the legal intricacies and personal subtleties of the case like no other person. He's personally acquainted himself with the more than five thousand pages of trial transcript. "My reading starkly revealed that
Abu-Jamal murdered Danny Faulkner in cold blood and that the case tried in Philadelphia in 1982 bore no resemblance to the one being home-cooked by the Abu-Jamal defense team."

As Abu-Jamal's lawyers contemplate their final appeal, Faulkner and Smerconish weave a compelling, never-before-told account of one fateful night and the 25-year-long rewriting of history.

 

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In The Media

11/30 - PHILADELPHIA MAGAZINE

12/2 - PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

12/2 - ASSOCIATED PRESS

12/6 - KABC Radio "Larry Elder Show"

12/6 - NBC "TODAY SHOW" (Maureen Faulkner and Michael Smerconish) NEW DATE!!

12/6 - FOX NEWS CHANNEL "O'Reilly Factor"

12/6 - CNN "Anderson Cooper 360" Cancelled due to a special presentation on the network

12/7 - FOX NEWS CHANNEL "Fox and Friends" (live in-studio with Maureen) First of Two Parts!

12/7 - LAUNCH RADIO PHONER TOUR (Three Hours) - Maureen

12/7 - Glenn Beck Radio Interview (Maureen and Michael)

12/7 - MSNBC-TV "Hardball with Chris Matthews" (Maureen Faulkner)

12/7 - WESTWOOD ONE "Jim Bohannon Show" (Live via-ISDN) MF

12/8 - "Roger Hedgecock Show" (Live nationally-syndicated phoner - Maureen)

12/9 - FOX NEWS CHANNEL "Fox and Friends" (live via satellite with MF & MS)

12/10 - WPHT (Phila) "Michael Smerconish Radio" (Live in-studio Maureen)

12/10 - FOX-TV (Phila) "Good Day Philadelphia" (Maureen Faulkner)

12/10 - CNN HEADLINE NEWS "The Glenn Beck Show" (Taped with Maureen and Michael)

12/11 - WHYY (Philadelphia NPR) and Comcast Cable (local) "Radio Times" (Live in-studio with call-ins - Maureen)

12/11 - "Dennis Praeger" (live nationally-syndicated phoner) MF

12/11 - 1020 KDKA (Pittsburgh) "Fred Honsberger Show" (Live regional phoner - Maureen)

12/12 - "The Mancow Muller Show" (Live by Phone radio interview - Maureen)

12/12 - WTKK (Dorcestor, Mass) "Michael Graham Show" (Live, local phoner - Maureen)

12/13 - WESTWOOD ONE "Dennis Miller Show" (Live, national phoner - Maureen)

In Person

Saturday, December 8th - New Jersey:
Barnes & Noble (Deptford, New Jersey) 10am-12noon
The Court at Deptford; 1553 Almonesson Road; Deptford NJ 08096

Borders (Mt. Laurel, New Jersey) 1-3pm
4010 Dearborn Circle; Mt. Laurel NJ 08054

 

Sunday, December 9th - Philadelphia and Suburbs:
Barnes & Noble (Broomall, PA) 12noon-2pm
1901 Sproul Road; Broomall PA 19008

Geno's Steaks (Philadelphia) 5pm
1219 South 9th Street, Philadelphia PA 19147

 

Monday, December 10th - Philadelphia and Suburbs:
The Union League of Philadelphia 12 noon
Luncheon/Book Signing SOLD OUT
140 South Broad Street, Philadelphia PA 19102

Barnes & Noble (Fairless Hills) 5-7pm
210 Commerce Blvd; Fairless Hills, PA 19030

Barnes & Noble (Montgomeryville) 8-10pm
Montgomery Square; 1271 Knapp Road; North Wales, PA 19454

 

Tuesday, December 11th - Philadelphia Suburbs:
Barnes & Noble (Devon) 5-7pm
150 West Swedesford Road; Devon PA 19333

Borders (Bryn Mawr) 7:30-9:30pm
Rosemont Shopping Center; Bryn Mawr PA 19010

 

Wednesday December 12th - Philadelphia Suburbs:
The Doylestown Bookshop (Doylestown) 5-7pm
16 South Main Street; Doylestown PA 18901

Jenkintown Barnes & Noble (Jenkintown) 7:30-9:30pm
835 Old York Road; Jenkintown PA 19046

 

Thursday December 13th - Delaware and Philadelphia Suburbs:
Borders (Wilmington DE) 5-7pm
4221 Concord Pike; Wilmington DE 19803

Chester County Books and Music Company (West Chester, PA) 7:30-9:30pm
975 Paoli Pike; West Goshen Center; West Chester PA 19380

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