{"product_id":"9780060574659","title":"Chasing Justice : My Story of Freeing Myself After Two Decades on Death Row for a Crime I Didn't Commit","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eChasing Justice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Kerry Max Cook\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Immensely compelling. ... If it were fiction, no one would believe it. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eerry Cook’s account of his nightmare is fascinating\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e” –John Grisham\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Cook’s story is so gripping that only a heart of steel won’t break after reading it.” –\u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Edgar Award Finalist - Best Fact Crime Book | \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe harrowing, inspiring, and beautifully written story of a man wrongly sent to death row for two decades by the state of Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eChasing Justice\u003c\/i\u003e is an immensely compelling story that is hard to believe. If it were fiction, no one would believe it. But it’s not, and Kerry Cook’s account of his nightmare is fascinating.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eChasing Justice\u003c\/i\u003e is captivating...It is going to break through political barriers and be a catalyst for reform.\u003cbr\u003e“The incredible story of this enforced visit to hell and back is a modern day version of Dante and Kafka.”\u003cbr\u003e“I dare you to read this book. . . An inspiring human being.”\u003cbr\u003e“A brutal but compelling account. . . . Amazing.”\u003cbr\u003e“Deserves a wide readership alongside John Grisham’s \u003ci\u003eThe Innocent Man.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An inmate’s harrowing first-person account of a travesty of Texas jurisprudence.”\u003cbr\u003e“Kafka-esque...That he survived is astounding; the circumstances that finally freed him...are nearly miraculous.”\u003cbr\u003e“Cook’s story is so gripping that only a heart of steel won’t break after reading it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780060574659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41013527937230,"sku":"9780060574659","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780060574659.jpg?v=1647398537","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780060574659","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}