NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER âĸ âA legal thriller thatâs comparable to classics such as Scott Turowâs Presumed Innocent . . . tragic and shocking.ââAssociated Press
NOW AN EMMY-NOMINATED ORIGINAL STREAMING SERIES âĸ NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Entertainment Weekly âĸ Boston Globe âĸ 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
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