NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠âA legal thriller thatâs comparable to classics such as Scott Turowâs Presumed Innocent . . . tragic and shocking.ââAssociated 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 Andyâs 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 Andyâs own sonâshy, awkward, mysterious Jacob.
Andy believes in Jacobâs innocence. Any parent would. But the pressure mounts. Damning evidence. Doubt. A faltering marriage. The neighborsâ contempt. A murder trial that threatens to obliterate Andyâs 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?
Praise for Defending Jacob
âA novel like this comes along maybe once a decade . . . a tour de force, a full-blooded legal thriller about a murder trial and the way it shatters a family. With its relentless suspense, its mesmerizing prose, and a shocking twist at the end, itâs every bit as good as Scott Turowâs great Presumed Innocent. But itâs also something more: an indelible domestic drama that calls to mind Ordinary People and We Need to Talk About Kevin. A spellbinding and unforgettable literary crime novel.ââJoseph Finder
âDefending Jacob is smart, sophisticated, and suspensefulâcapturing both the complexity and stunning fragility of family life.ââLee Child
âPowerful . . . leaves you gasping breathlessly at each shocking revelation.ââLisa Gardner
âDisturbing, complex, and gripping, Defending Jacob is impossible to put down. William Landay is a stunning talent.ââCarla Neggers
âRiveting, suspenseful, and emotionally searing.ââLinwood Barclay
Categories:
- Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
- Thrillers & Suspense
- Crime
- Murder
- Crime
- Thrillers & Suspense
Publisher : Bantam
Author : Landay, William
Language : English
Edition : 1
Published :2013-09-03
Number Of Pages : 464
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0345533666
ISBN-13 : 9780345533661
Item weight : 2.31 lb
Dimensions : 1.4 in x 5.2 in x 7.9 in
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