Guilty Until Proved Innocent

By J Walter Hodgson

Guilty Until Proved Innocent is a story of adultery and revenge.

The adultery is imagined. The revenge is real.

Convinced that her husband is having an affair, Emily Hanson embarks on an elaborate plan to punish both her husband and his unsuspecting mistress.  She wants them to suffer but not know why.     

Emily suddenly disappears on a family holiday and is declared missing presumed dead.  She secretly returns to America and leaves her husband to face the music.

In an unexpedted twist, and unbeknown to Emily, her husband is found guilty of her murder and sent to prison for 12 years.  

While he is locked up in a foreign prison 6000 miles from home, she attends her own bogus memorial service.

After serving 3 years of his sentence, the innocent Hanson is unexpectedly released and returns to the shock of coming home to no home, no family and no money.  

This is a gripping story that will keep you guessing from beginning to end. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: J Walter Hodgson
• Release date: Feb 23, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524274924

J Walter Hodgson

After a successful business career as CEO of organisations in manufacturing, retailing and management consultancy, John joined the IoD (Institute of Directors) as a business consultant. He went on to become a senior lecturer on finance for non-financial directors, business strategy and negotiation skills.  He describes his time there as one of the most memorable and fulfilling chapters in his life.   After retiring, he turned his hand to writing, beginning with a series of self-help books that drew on personal experience. Titles include:  Top Tips: Interviewing, Top Tips: Writing a CV/Resume, The Interview Bible, Test Your Financial Awareness and Where to Find Things When I'm Gone. His venture into writing short stories began in 2016 with the publication of his first Novella:  GUILTY UNTIL PROVED INNOCENT which was quickly followed in 2017 with the sequel: THE BRAINTEASER. John lives with his wife Anyta in Cambridge, England. They have three children and eight grandchildren. Hobbies include travelling, eating out, playing golf and fly-fishing.  He is a passionate supporter and fund-raiser for the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity.