Justice delayed by marti green.
16 year old kelly braden was brutally murdered. The only suspect is jack osgood. But he is intellectually disabled.
Defense attorney dani trumbal and her partner tommy noorland are summoned to Georgia prison where jack is.
Can they help jack? Can they find the real killer?
A fantastic read. Loved the story and the characters. Reminds me of cat and mouse chase. But who is cat and who is mouse? 4*.

Justice Delayed by Marti Green begins on the night that Kelly was murdered. The chapter ends with the arrest of Osgood. Twenty years later, Dani and her team decide to review Osgood’s case after receiving a letter from a guard at the jail where he is being held on death-row awaiting execution. His execution is only a few days away but the guard is convinced that the wrong man is about to be punished. Dani’s team decides to fight for him for two reasons. First,Osgood is mentally disabled and should not be executed as per the laws. Strangely, this did not form part of his defense in the initial trial and so Dani tries to find out why. Secondly, Dani and her team also believe that the wrong man is about to die for a crime that he didn’t commit. Right from the start, it’s a race against time to try and stop the execution and also find out the truth about Kelly’s murder.

The story is narrated through alternating POVs although Dani is the main narrator. Tommy who is the investigator in Dani’s team also narrates a few chapters. In between these narrations, there is a third voice that gives details about what really happened in 1994. This is the voice of the killer. The three narrations made this a very suspenseful read.

Dani was the lawyer filing motions, attending hearings and representing Osgood in court. I really liked the fact that author crafted her character in such a realistic manner. On one hand, she is a passionate lawyer fighting for justice. On the other hand, she is a mother of two with an adoring husband. I liked all sides of Dani. Tommy is the investigator in the story. Like Dani, we get to learn about his professional and personal life. At work, he gets the answers through all means necessary. On the other hand, he is a doting husband and father. The villain in this book is so dark and twisted but as always, these darker narrations heightened the tension in the book and were interesting to read.

I couldn’t predict the twists or even guess the identity of the killer until the reveal. I kept wondering if it was Osgood or someone else. The killer was sadistic, the kind that gets satisfaction from taking life and enjoys their victim’s fear. Could it be that Osgood, the quiet, seemingly gentle man is the real villain or is someone else waiting for him to take the fall for crimes that he didn’t commit? These are the questions that were running through my mind as I read the book. In addition, I was so nervous about the execution. I didn’t want Osgood to be executed in case he had been wrongfully convicted. This book had me at the edge of the seat until the final page.

Justice Delayed by Marti Green is a well written legal thriller with memorable, masterfully crafted characters. I enjoyed the legal aspects just as much as the thriller side of the book. The discussions about evidence were fascinating. In particular, the killer in this book used to bite the victims. It was interesting to see how different experts argued for or against the methods of matching bite marks on a victim to a suspect especially if there is no saliva for DNA analysis. Interestingly, this is an ongoing debate (outside the book) so I liked the fact that the author included this in the narrative. I also liked the minor cases within the main story whereby DNA was used to overturn wrongful convictions and solve cold cases especially those that occurred before the introduction of DNA testing in investigations. The thriller aspect is also quite interesting because it was so hard to guess the identity of the murderer. Was it Osgood or someone else? In addition, the suspense intensified when other murders similar to Karen’s were discovered.

This is a dark, twisty legal thriller that I would recommend to all fans of this genre. I have just found out that there are other four books by Marti Green featuring the Help Innocent Prisoners Project. I can’t wait to read all of them now.

I was thrilled to receive a copy of Justice Delayed from Net Galley as I have read all the previous Innocent Prisoner Project books. You'd think that they would all be quite similar, given that framework. But they aren't and this one wasn't either. The introduction of a developmentally delayed convicted prisoner brought a new slant to trying to prove someone innocent, or at least, not guilty.

Ms. Green did her usual good job of creating interesting characters and further developing the characters from the past. I received this book at a difficult family time when I really needed a book to take my mind off of things. It totally did that. I highly recommend it.

A thrilling read that kept me engaged throughout! I look forward to reading more books from this author and in this series.

No spoilers but this is a really well done legal thriller with a unique twist. Green has handled the issue of developmental disability with great sensitivity and done us all a service by exploring the difficulties challenged individuals face in the legal system. Dani is a real hero in this installment of the series. Don't worry if you haven't read the earlier books, this one is fine as a standalone. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.

Absolutely fantastic book to read. Love the characters especially Dani. I loved the way they untangled a web of historical lies and got justice for someone who has just been accused and sentenced to death for 22 years. It showed all the detail investigators go through to find the real truth. How it absorbs their lives and probably unpaid all the extra hours. Really good book. Love to read more of this author.

Excellent book. Great main characters and plot. I would recommend this book.

A fantastic legal novel. I found Justice Delayed to be a well written book with a great plot and characters. I enjoyed the authors style of writing.

This book is the fifth in the Innocent Prisoners Project series. Sixteen-year-old Kelly Braden is babysitting for her younger cousin Lisa when she gets abducted and killed. The suspect? An intellectually challenged man named Jack Osgood, who is ultimately convicted and sent to jail. Two years later, Jack Osgood is on death row and facing execution very soon. Defense Attorney Dani Trumball isn't too sure that Osgood is actually guilty, and is terrified that an innocent man will die for someone else's crime. Will she find out the truth before it's too late?

Justice Delayed is the fifth legal thriller in the Innocent Prisoners Project written by author Marti Green. This is an excellent series that I would recommend. Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas and Mercer for the advance copy.

Defense attorney Dani Trumball works for an organization like Project Innocence, and this time out, she’s facing the execution of a mentally challenged man convicted of killing a 16-year-old girl twenty years before. The only witness to the crime? The five year old cousin the teen was babysitting. Dani doesn’t believe Jack committed the crime, but time is running out, and there is no one willing or able to speak up for him. For Dani, who has an intellectually challenged son herself, this case quickly becomes personal. To save Jack’s life, Dani will have to do what police couldn’t do two decades earlier – find the real killer