Chasing Justice

<p><strong>Immensely compelling. ... If it were fiction no one would believe it. </strong><strong>K</strong><strong>erry Cook's account of his nightmare is fascinating</strong><strong>.</strong><strong> -John Grisham</strong></p><p><strong>Cook's story is so gripping that only a heart of steel won't break after reading it. -<em>People</em></strong></p><p><strong>An Edgar Award Finalist - Best Fact Crime Book </strong><strong>A <em>Dallas Morning News</em> Bestseller</strong></p><p>The harrowing inspiring and beautifully written story of a man wrongly sent to death row for two decades by the state of Texas.</p> <p>In 1977 at age 19 Kerry Max Cook was arrested and wrongly convicted of the capital murder of a young woman in Tyler Texas. On death row when Cook wasn't struggling to survive amid vicious inmates and inhumane conditions he was fighting a justice system determined to muzzle him and loath to admit their horrendous mistake. Through his perseverance and the hard work of a team of crusading lawyers his death sentence was reversed-11 days before his planned execution in late 1996.</p><p> Here is Cook's story in his own heartbreaking and moving words. Sure to spark debate about the American judicial system and the death penalty Chasing Justice is an inspiration to anyone who has struggled to master the hand life has dealt.</p>