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Book Review of Defending Jacob

Defending Jacob
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Helpful Score: 4


Wow! What a read! I picked this book up on a whim at Barnes and Noble and once I started it, I absolutely could not put this down. I think I read these 400-something pages in 2 days. This author is a force to be reckoned with. The story is about a man, Andy Barber, who is an assistant district attorney who finds himself investigating the homicide of a teenager from his own son's elite private school. When the evidence points to his son, Jacob, he does everything conceivably possible to make sure his son gets the absolute best defense. Landay never once tells the reader whether Jacob is innocent or guilty, but lets the reader decide for himself. The story is about the lengths a family will go to to protect one of their own and whether that price is worth it in the end.