BROKEN

For every injustice that makes the headlines in the United States, there are ten more that do not. No one believes innocent people could be sent to prison, certainly not for life, not in America, and not without some kind of proof or complete police investigation. Yet, in New Hampshire, there does not need to be a police investigation to be convicted and sentenced to life in prison.

Robin Martin, with input from her son, Joshua, shares the true story of how he was wrongly accused of a terrible crime through their perspectives, as well as emails and excerpts from both the trial transcript and newspaper articles.

As they share a glimpse into a broken and corrupt justice system, Robin and Joshua lead others down a shocking path as they review evidence, testimony, and other insights and facts that offer their version of the chain of events as they unfolded and left destruction of their family and Joshua’s life in their wake.

Throughout their story, they encourage others to open their eyes to the institutional problems and inequities that exist, especially in an unequal justice system, and join the effort to make law enforcement accountable.

Broken: The Ultimate Betrayal is the true story of a mother’s experiences with a broken justice system after her son was wrongly convicted of a crime.

Reader Reviews:

"This is an excellent book, and every law enforcement officer involved in the case should be made to read it."

Brenda Kimball
Littleton, NH

"Just finished BROKEN. What a job putting it all together. Perfect flow to establish the growing up background and to all the non-investigation flaws. Lousy representation. Investigator with no guts and good old boys to get a conviction. What a bunch of b******t. I’ve bounced from tears to rage. A lawyer with an ounce of common sense should be able to blow past all of this non-investigation nonsense and figure out that this is nothing more than what you described. Good old boys getting their conviction for their benefit."

Malcolm McDonald
Farmington, CT

"At first, this book made me cry, and then I got angry. The anguish affects more than one person."

Bonnie Kilkenny
Lunenberg, VT