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.
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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