Book excerpt: In 1977, when Kerry Max Cook was just 21 years old, he was tried, convictednd sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a young woman he had metasually at a pool a few days before her death. He spent 22 years in prison,ost of that time on death row. "Chasing Justice" is nothing less than a rawondemnation of the American criminal justice system and capital punishmenty a person who has experienced the worst effects of its corruption. It isure to spark debate on this controversial topic and garner enormous mediattention. This is also a story of triumph over adversity and a survival tale:lmost 1,000 people were executed in the time Cook spent on death row.