NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A legal thriller that\'s comparable to classics such as Scott Turow\'s Presumed Innocent . --Linwood Barclay. --Carla Neggers Riveting, suspenseful, and emotionally searing.
William Landay is a stunning talent. --Lisa Gardner Disturbing, complex, and gripping, Defending Jacob is impossible to put down. leaves you gasping breathlessly at each shocking revelation. . . --Lee Child Powerful . --Joseph Finder Defending Jacob is smart, sophisticated, and suspenseful--capturing both the complexity and stunning fragility of family life.
A spellbinding and unforgettable literary crime novel.
But it\'s also something more: an indelible domestic drama that calls to mind Ordinary People and We Need to Talk About Kevin .
With its relentless suspense, its mesmerizing prose, and a shocking twist at the end, it\'s every bit as good as Scott Turow\'s great Presumed Innocent . a tour de force, a full-blooded legal thriller about a murder trial and the way it shatters a family. . .
How far would you go? Praise for Defending Jacob A novel like this comes along maybe once a decade .
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.
A test of how well a parent can know a child.
It is the ultimate test for any parent: How far would you go to protect your child? It is a test of devotion.
A murder trial that threatens to obliterate Andy\'s family.
The neighbors\' contempt.
A faltering marriage.
Doubt.
Damning evidence.
But the pressure mounts.
Any parent would.
Andy believes in Jacob\'s innocence.
And an even greater shock: The accused is Andy\'s own son--shy, awkward, mysterious Jacob.
Then Andy\'s quiet suburb is stunned by a shocking crime: a young boy stabbed to death in a leafy park.
Happy at home with the loves of his life: his wife, Laurie, and their teenage son, Jacob.
Admired in the courtroom.
He is respected. 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. . .
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A legal thriller that\'s comparable to classics such as Scott Turow\'s Presumed Innocent
