Defending Jacob
Ratings82
Average rating3.8
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Ratings82
Average rating3.8
Andy Barber has been an assistant district attorney for two decades. He is respected. Admired in the courtroom. Happy at home with the loves of his life: his wife, Laurie, and their teenage son, Jacob. Then Andy’s quiet suburb is stunned by a shocking crime: a young boy stabbed to death in a leafy park. And an even greater shock: The accused is Andy’s own son—shy, awkward, mysterious Jacob.
Andy believes in Jacob’s innocence. Any parent would. But the pressure mounts. Damning evidence. Doubt. A faltering marriage. The neighbors’ contempt. A murder trial that threatens to obliterate Andy’s family. It is the ultimate test for any parent: How far would you go to protect your child? It is a test of devotion. A test of how well a parent can know a child. For Andy Barber, a man with an iron will and a dark secret, it is a test of guilt and innocence in the deepest sense.
How far would you go?
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Je me souviens encore de cet excellent roman où la psychologie des personnages m'avait marqué. J'aurais plaisir, je pense, à le relire un jour, même en connaissance le twist final.
Not very well written and I kept waiting for it to get more suspenseful. The ending did surprise me, so it got some points for that.
I'm not as enthused about this book as most reviewers. The story arc has promise but the telling slogged with lots of repetition in the middle. I was able to skim several pages at a time without loosing any of the plot, especially sections of courtroom narrative.
The plot does not hang together fora legal thriller. Too much time is spent rehashing non-important details. Nothing interesting here.
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