Defending Jacob
William Landay · first published 2012 · ISBN 9781407499871
A prosecutor's son is arrested for murder, and the father must defend him against evidence, gossip, and his own doubt. The trial becomes an investigation into whether we can ever truly know the people we love.
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Landay captures the courtroom claustrophobia of a modern trial where every detail matters. This belongs on a legal thriller shelf because it trusts the law's procedures to carry the suspense.