A brilliant and unprecedented work, Chasing Justice is the riveting chronicle of how a smalltown murder became one of the worst cases of prosecutorial misconduct in American history—and sent the author, an innocent man, to hell for twenty-two harrowing years. Kerry Max Cook is one of the longest-tenured death-row prisoners to be freed: This is his unbelievable story and the only first hand account of its kind.

Pre-order and read more about the book on the Harper Collins website.


“Chasing Justice is captivating…It is going to break through political barriers and be a catalyst for reform.

— Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking

“I dare you to read this book. . . An inspiring human being.”

— Richard Dreyfuss

“A brutal but compelling account. . . . Amazing.”

— William S. Sessions, former FBI Director and federal judge

“The incredible story of this enforced visit to hell and back is a modern day version of Dante and Kafka.”

— Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law School

“Deserves a wide readership alongside John Grisham’s The Innocent Man.

— Publishers Weekly

“An inmate’s harrowing first-person account of a travesty of Texas jurisprudence.”

— Kirkus Reviews

“As a Texas death row in-mate trying to prove himself innocent of a rape and murder in Tyler, KERRY MAX COOK was reminded of his fate every time another con made the death walk. CHASING JUSTICE is a hellish tour of a criminal justice system whose officers allegedly railroaded Cook for personal and political gain. The litany of professional malfeasance was sufficiently egregious to inspire the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to write, with unprecedented frankness, that “prosecutorial and police misconduct has tainted this entire matter” and that the “conviction was obtained through fraud and in violation of the law.” But the Kafka-esque courtroom episodes are small beer compared with the nightmarish conditions of Cook’s twenty-year incarceration; he was left naked in solitary confinement and victimized by prison predators. That he survived is astounding; the circumstances that finally freed him by means of DNA evidence are nearly miraculous. “
— Texas Monthly

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One Response to Critical Praise for Kerry Cook’s book "Chasing Justice"

  1. Barbara's Journey Toward Justice says:

    Chasing Justice is a wonderful book and a must read. I also suggest reading Journey Toward Justice by Dennis Fritz. This Book Changed my mind about the Death Penalty. I feel the more people know about these books and issues maybe some things will change. At one time I wrote this about the book I read: Where Is Dennis Fritz, You may say after reading John Grisham’s Wonderful Book “The Innocent man”, Grisham’s First non-fiction book. The Other Innocent Man hardly mentioned in “The Innocent Man” has his own compelling and fascinating story to tell in “Journey Toward Justice”. John Grisham endorsed Dennis Fritz’s Book on the Front Cover. Dennis Fritz wrote his Book Published by Seven Locks Press, to bring awareness about False Convictions, and The Death Penalty. “Journey Toward Justice” is a testimony to the Triumph of the Human Spirit and is a Stunning and Shocking Memoir. Dennis Fritz was wrongfully convicted of murder after a swift trail. The only thing that saved him from the Death Penalty was a lone vote from a juror. “The Innocent Man” by John Grisham is all about Ronnie Williamson, Dennis Fritz’s was his co-defendant. Ronnie Williamson was sentenced to the Death Penalty. Both were exonerated after spending 12 years in prison. Both Freed by a simple DNA test, The real killer was one of the Prosecution’s Key Witness. John Grisham’s “The Innocent Man” tells half the story. Dennis Fritz’s Story needs to be heard. Read about how he wrote hundreds of letters and appellate briefs in his own defense and immersed himself in an intense study of law. He was a school teacher and a ordinary man from Ada Oklahoma, whose wife was brutally murdered in 1975. On May 8, 1987 while raising his young daughter alone, he was put under arrest and on his way to jail on charges of rape and murder. Since then, it has been a long hard road filled with twist and turns. Dennis Fritz is now on his “Journey Toward Justice”. He never blamed the Lord and solely relied on his faith in God to make it through. He waited for God’s time and never gave up.

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