Robert Justice is a Denver native. His first novel, They Can't Take Your Name, was named a runner-up for the 2020 Sisters in Crime Eleanor Taylor Bland Award. He believes that together we can right wrongful convictions.
Praise for They Can't Take Your Name: A gripping, powerful, moving story of hope and determination, and the unwavering strength to right a wrongful conviction before it's too late. Robert Justice's remarkably fluid, lyrical writing is unflinching in its exposure of hard-hitting truths, life after loss, and racial injustice, told through the compelling stories of three interconnected characters. Not only will you be transfixed by this book, but reading it will change you. -Samantha M. Bailey, USA Today and internationally bestselling author of Woman on the Edge Justice has established his chops as a solid contemporary crime novelist right out of the gate. His story of three courageous people of color fighting for the life of a wrongfully convicted man, set primarily in corners of Denver, Colorado where crime fiction rarely fears to tread, will hook you from the first page and not let you go until the last. -Gar Anthony Haywood, Shamus and Anthony award winning author of In Things Unseen A powerful read that elicits all the feels. A story of racial injustice, wrongful conviction, and raw family love and loyalty make this novel unforgettable. Robert Justice has done a splendid job of dropping the reader right beside Langston as he awaits his fate on death row, inside Billie's heart as she searches for truth that will set her father free, and alongside Eli, as he struggles to find a future worth living. You will not put this book down without being changed...wanting change...or seeking truth and justice for the faces some find invisible. A must read! -Angela Pisel, author of With Love From the Inside