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Defending Jacob is an American crime drama novel written by novelist William Landay. The book was published in January 2012 by Random House . It tells the story of a father dealing with the accusation that his 14-year-old son is a murderer.
Defending Jacob is a 2012 crime novel by William Landay. The main character is Andy Barber, a Massachusetts assistant district attorney, who finds his personal and professional life thrown into turmoil when his son, Jacob Barber, is accused of murdering his classmate Ben Rifkin.
May 29, 2020 · Prosecutor Neal Logiudice (Pablo Schreiber) finds a way to connect Andy's father being in prison with Jacob's trial. Meanwhile, the defense attorney, Joanna Klein (Cherry Jones), explains to a trial jury that it's not unusual for a teenager like Jacob to have mature images on his laptop.
May 4, 2020 · Book Summary: Defending Jacob by William Landay. 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 ...
Jan 31, 2012 · Book Summary. 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.
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May 29, 2020 · In ‘Defending Jacob,’ based on the book by William Landay, creator Mark Bomback takes on the ‘murder gene.’ We looked into the science behind it. April 28, 2020
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The world of First District Attorney Andrew Barber is turned on its head when his son, Jacob, is accused of murdering a fellow classmate. For Barber, the accusation is not only a possible death sentence for his son but it also opens up an investigation into his family’s violent background, information he hoped he had buried.
