Defending jacob - William Landay

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? Praise for Defending Jacob A 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, it's every bit as good as Scott Turow's great Presumed Innocent .

But it's 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.

--Joseph Finder Defending Jacob is smart, sophisticated, and suspenseful--capturing both the complexity and stunning fragility of family life.

--Lee Child Powerful .

leaves you gasping breathlessly at each shocking revelation.

--Lisa Gardner Disturbing, complex, and gripping, Defending Jacob is impossible to put down.

William Landay is a stunning talent.

--Carla Neggers Riveting, suspenseful, and emotionally searing.

--Linwood Barclay.