McCracken Poston Jr

McCracken Poston Jr.

Zenith Man

Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom

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"Like a nonfiction John Grisham thriller with echoes of Rainman, Just Mercy, and a captivating smalltown Southern setting, this is the fascinating true story—sometimes humorous, sometimes heartbreaking—of an idealistic young lawyer determined to free an innocent neurodivergent man accused of murdering the wife no one knew he had."

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True Crime Legends Speak

"A case that simply defies belief. You can't make something like this up!"

- Paul Dowling, Executive Producer, with Vince Sherry, Senior Producer, Forensic Files

"Was this a case of murder - or a most unusual love story?"

- Bill Kurtis, A&E's American Justice

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McCracken Poston is a good storyteller and has a good story to tell, with the kinds of twists and turns that will make readers think it’s great fiction—except it all happened.

Jon Meacham

New York Times bestselling author, winner of the Pulitzer Prize

Poston found himself defending a guy everyone thought was guilty in what appeared to be a slam-dunk murder case. But the amazing truth in this true crime drama is there was no crime at all. It’s one hell of a story.

Jonathan Karl

author of Betrayal, Chief Washington Correspondent for ABC News

Poston is a natural storyteller in the great Southern Gothic tradition. He sees the pain, but finds the humor, too, and ultimately the humanity, turning a tale of murder into a remarkable story of love, friendship and justice.

Rory Kennedy

Emmy Award‑winning documentary filmmaker

McCracken King Poston Jr.’s skillful account in Zenith Man is a warning about prejudice, a rush to judgment, and how Americans who are different can be swept up unfairly in our justice system. An inspiring tale about courage and how both lawyer and client helped each other find redemption. A must-read.

Pete Earley

New York Times bestselling author of The Hot House, Crazy, and No Human Contact

Poston's unique voice has brought to life two fascinating characters thrown into a case that challenges our basic assumptions about law enforcement, the courts, and the media. You won't be able to put down The Zenith Man until the very last word.

Charles Bosworth, Jr, and Joel Schwartz

authors of Bone Deep

McCracken King Poston Jr, is a criminal defense attorney and former state legislator in the Georgia House of Representatives. He gained national attention for his handling of several notable cases that were featured on CNN Presents, Dateline NBC, A&E’s American Justice and Forensic Files.

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https://t.co/ZlxkkhLEKG, I wrote a book about a strange murder trial. “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."-Maya Angelou

McCracken Poston Jr. @realzenithman ·

15 Feb

CBC CRIME STORY is a true crime podcast and radio show on Canada’s CBC Radio One. This came out this week on their podcast and YouTube channel.
On Monday, it will be on CBC Radio One across the nation. Alvin would be loving this!

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McCracken Poston Jr. @realzenithman ·

27 Jan

I got this kind note today. From the heart, the best kind of endorsement of all.

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McCracken Poston Jr. @realzenithman ·

9 Jan

“WOMEN ON THE GO” is the name of this Chattanooga area bookclub. They hosted me tonight at Provino’s in East Ridge. It’s fun when everyone has read the book so I can tell the good stories that got cut - for good reason! Thank you all for having me, and for reading the book!

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McCracken Poston Jr. @realzenithman ·

6 Jan

The last book Alvin signed he wanted to go to actor/director/producer Ron Howard, one of Virginia’s favorites. Some evidence of this was introduced at trial, but “lead counsel” Salesman Sam convinced Alvin that we “shouldn’t introduce too much” of it, so much of it vanished.

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McCracken Poston Jr. @realzenithman ·

2 Jan

Just learned of this book review in the Georgia Bar Journal!

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McCracken Poston Jr. @realzenithman ·

1 Jan

What a year, like all of them with highs and lows. But to me, 2024 had both the highest of highs and the lowest of lows.
I want to thank everyone for supporting the book and wish everyone a very happy 2025. Keep reading!

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McCracken Poston Jr. @realzenithman ·

20 Dec

See this Instagram photo by @fullybookedinkentucky

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McCracken Poston Jr. @realzenithman ·

14 Dec

Cross-promotions can be very cool when everything lines up, like this summer when the Apple podcast "Noble" mentioned my book. But I never thought I would see one with this new music star, the daughter of my friend Jim White. Thank you, Willow. Now you have street cred!…

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McCracken Poston Jr. @realzenithman ·

21 Nov

By a rookie mistake of my own, Kindle readers get twice the photos that appear in the print version of my book! The contact said: "16 pages of photos". In my head, I was reading "page" as a piece of paper, so I sent 32 sides (front and back) of pictures! My publisher made me cut…