NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Entertainment Weekly The Boston Globe Kansas City Star A legal thriller thats comparable to classics such as Scott Turows Presumed Innocent . . . Tragic and shocking, Defending Jacob is sure to generate buzz.—Associated Press NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAndy 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.
