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Author: William Landay
Genre: Mystery
Length: 432 pages
Published: 2013
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Brief Synopsis: (Taken from Goodreads) Andy Barber has been an assistant district attorney in his suburban Massachusetts county for more than twenty years. He is respected in his community, tenacious in the courtroom, and happy at home with his wife, Laurie, and son, Jacob. But when a shocking crime shatters their New England town, Andy is blindsided by what happens next: His fourteen-year-old son is charged with the murder of a fellow student.
Every parental instinct Andy has rallies to protect his boy. Jacob insists that he is innocent, and Andy believes him. Andy must. He’s his father. But as damning facts and shocking revelations surface, as a marriage threatens to crumble and the trial intensifies, 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.
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.
Every parental instinct Andy has rallies to protect his boy. Jacob insists that he is innocent, and Andy believes him. Andy must. He’s his father. But as damning facts and shocking revelations surface, as a marriage threatens to crumble and the trial intensifies, 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.
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.
My Review:
I give this book a 5 out of 5.
I was going to give this 4 stars because it seemed to drag on a bit and it felt like it took forever to read (only a few days but I think I was coming down from a "book-a-day" craze since I was reading a ton of shorter books right before this). There were a lot of legal terms used since the narrator is a lawyer, but the author made sure that they were explained to the other characters who were not lawyers. He managed this pretty well, seamlessly inserting definitions of some of the more complicated terms without making it seem like he was solely explaining them for the reader.
Because of the ending, which was honestly a little bit of a shocker, I had to bump it up to five stars. After I finished the book, I realized that there were a ton of extremely subtle hints throughout the book that were placed to lead up to the ending. You don't even really realize that they're there until after you finish the book. This was a well-written, incredible novel. Definitely worth the read!
Because of the ending, which was honestly a little bit of a shocker, I had to bump it up to five stars. After I finished the book, I realized that there were a ton of extremely subtle hints throughout the book that were placed to lead up to the ending. You don't even really realize that they're there until after you finish the book. This was a well-written, incredible novel. Definitely worth the read!
You can purchase Defending Jacob through Amazon in either hard copy or kindle format.
Have you read Defending Jacob? If so, leave a comment and let me know your thoughts!
Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.
Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.
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