Defending Jacob: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (919 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0073OGZNM |
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| Number of Pages | : | 198 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Exceptional literary crime novel S. Warfield William Landay has written an excellent but dark literary crime novel about the stabbing death of a 14-year-old boy in an affluent suburb of Boston. Ben Rifkin was found stabbed to death in a park where people jogged and students walked to school through the leafy ground. "Fascinating and Dark" according to Carey Baldwin. I found the story compelling. I didn't think it was "simple" at all, but rather a complex portrait of one man's psyche. Although the murder and the family's plight were at the center of the story, for me, the main point of the book was the slow, exquisite revelation of w. Excellent premise, plodding pace. SanNic44 There are already nearly 1,500 reviews for this book, but I'll post mine as well because I found this book to be many things, both good and not so good. In the first place, the premise is truly shocking and fascinating. A 14-year-old is accused of murder in the same juri
Andy Barber has been an assistant district attorney in his suburban Massachusetts county for more than 20 years. But when a shocking crime shatters their New England town, Andy is blindsided by what happens next: his 14-year-old son is charged with the murder of a fellow student. But as damning facts and shocking revelations surface, as a marriage threatens to crumble and the trial intensifies, and as the crisis reveals how little a father knows about his son, Andy will face a trial of his own - between loyalty and justice, between truth and allegation, between a past he's tried to bury and a future he cannot conceive. Jacob insists that he is innocent, and Andy believes him. He's his father. He is respected in his community, tenacious in the courtroom, and happy at home with his wife, Laurie, and son, Jacob. Award-winning author William Landay has written the consummate novel of an embattled family in crisis - a suspenseful, character-driven mystery that is also a spellbinding tale of guilt, betrayal, and the terrifying speed at which our lives can spin out of control.. Andy must. Every parental instinct Andy has rallies to protect his boy