Book Review: Defending Jacob by William Landay

Title: Defending Jacob
By: William Landay
Genre: Thriller
Pages: 448
Release Date: January 31st, 2012
Publisher: Bantam
Rating: ★★★★★

Summary from Goodreads:

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "A legal thriller that's comparable to classics such as Scott Turow's Presumed Innocent . . . tragic and shocking."--Associated Press

SOON TO BE AN ORIGINAL STREAMING SERIES - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Entertainment Weekly Boston Globe Kansas City Star

Andy Barber has been an assistant district attorney for two decades. He is respected. Admired in the courtroom. Happy at home with the loves of his life: his wife, Laurie, and their teenage son, Jacob. Then Andy's quiet suburb is stunned by a shocking crime: a young boy stabbed to death in a leafy park. And an even greater shock: The accused is Andy's own son--shy, awkward, mysterious Jacob.

Andy believes in Jacob's innocence. Any parent would. But the pressure mounts. Damning evidence. Doubt. A faltering marriage. The neighbors' contempt. A murder trial that threatens to obliterate Andy's family. It is the ultimate test for any parent: How far would you go to protect your child? It is a test of devotion. A test of how well a parent can know a child. For Andy Barber, a man with an iron will and a dark secret, it is a test of guilt and innocence in the deepest sense.

How far would you go?




Review:

I picked up this book after hearing about the tv show coming out. I'm usually not a thriller kind of person, but I was sucked into this twisted world that Landay has created and couldn't put it down. Devoured this book in one day.

The story follows the family of a assistant district attorney when their son is accused of murdering a classmate. When the twisted mind of the son starts coming to light, you begin to wonder if he really could have done it.

This was a rollercoaster of did he or didn't he and I have to say, in the end, I was just not sure. By the very last page, my mind was blown. Well worth the read. 


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