JUSTICE DELAYED by Patricia Bradley

"It all started 18 years ago..."

Justice Delayed

Genres: Suspense | Inspirational Mystery

Posted: March 1, 2017

Stephanie was an airline stewardess who got involved in a smuggling ring and now wants nothing more than to get out of it. She plans to go to the police and report everything, but she is murdered before this could happen. Jimmy, who has always been in love with Stephanie, is convicted of her murder, but he recalls nothing of that night.

Eighteen years later, Andi is still haunted by her sister death. She gets a phone call from Lacey, one of her sister's old roommates. Lacey tells Andi that she has some information on her sister's death. Lacey can prove that Jimmy didn't kill her sister. Andi never meets up with Lacey, and now Lacey is found dead.

Will is assigned to the case. He has never been convinced that his cousin Jimmy killed Stephanie. Now, new evidence has come to light. This has always been a sore subject between him and Brad, the brother of Andi and Stephanie. While Will wants to check everything out, Brad is really upset that Will would want to open this up again after eighteen years. Andi on the other hand is ready to check everything out.

Can justice be had for Jimmy?

Patricia Bradley writes a great mystery novel. I did get a little confused by some of the characters in this book. There are several side stories that all fall together at the end of the book. I also liked that Bradley did add a little romance in this book, not a lot, she just touched on the heat between Andi and Will.

Bradley also shows how sometimes people jump to untrue conclusions. I loved the way that the characters all fall into place in JUSTICE DELAYED. What really was between all of them? I would love to see another book that shows what happens to Andi and Will. Did they get together and stay together?

Book Summary

It's been eighteen years since TV crime reporter Andi Hollister's sister was murdered. The confessed killer is behind bars, and the execution date is looming. But when a letter surfaces stating that the condemned killer didn't actually do it, Detective Will Kincaide of the Memphis Cold Case Unit will stop at nothing to help Andi get to the bottom of it. After all, this case is personal: the person who confessed to the crime is Will's cousin. They have less than a week to find the real killer before the wrong person is executed. But much can be accomplished in that week--including uncovering police corruption, running for your life, and falling in love.

With the perfect mixture of intrigue and nail-biting suspense, award-winning author Patricia Bradley invites her readers to crack the case--if they can--alongside the best Memphis has to offer.