Defending Jacob：A Novel

AndyBarberhasbeenanassistantdistrictattorneyinhissuburbanMassachusettscountyformorethantwentyyears.Heisrespectedinhiscommunity,tenaciousinthecourtroom,andhappyathomewithhiswife,Laurie,andson,Jacob.ButwhenashockingcrimeshatterstheirNewEnglandtown,Andyisblindsidedbywhathappensnext:Hisfourteen-year-oldsonischargedwiththemurderofafellowstudent.EveryparentalinstinctAndyhasralliestoprotecthisboy.Jacobinsiststhatheisinnocent,andAndybelieveshim.Andymust.He'shisfather.Butasdamningfactsandshockingrevelationssurface,asamarriagethreatenstocrumbleandthetrialintensifies,asthecrisisrevealshowlittleafatherknowsabouthisson,Andywillfaceatrialofhisown--betweenloyaltyandjustice,betweentruthandallegation,betweenapasthe'striedtoburyandafuturehecannotconceive.Award-winningauthorWilliamLandayhaswrittentheconsummatenovelofanembattledfamilyincrisis--asuspenseful,character-drivenmysterythatisalsoaspellbindingtaleofguilt,betrayal,andtheterrifyingspeedatwhichourlivescanspinoutofcontrol.