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Defending Jacob

By: William Landay
Narrated by: Eric Meyers
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Andy Barber's job is to put killers behind bars. So when a boy from his son Jacob's school is found stabbed to death, Andy is doubly determined to find and prosecute the perpetrator. Until a crucial piece of evidence turns up linking Jacob to the murder. In the face of every parent's worst nightmare, Andy and his wife Laurie will do anything to defend their child. Because, deep down, they know him better than anyone. Don't they?©2012 William Landay (P)2012 W F Howes Ltd Crime Fiction Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Thriller Law Exciting Scary Murder
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the question is can you be born a killer? from the start to the end of the book Jacobs father believes Jacob is innocent.
well drawn characters with a good plotline and American court procedure.
although this story is very good I feel it a one listen/read only.
eric Meyers did a reasonable job of performing the book but I found there wasn't a big enough difference between the teenagers voices and the female voices.

a fathers trust

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Written in a similar vein to "We need to talk about Kevin". You have this feeling of doom from the outset and actually partly dread the reveal as you know it's going to be bad.

This is the first time I've got so into a book, I'll put off other housework to listen to it! It's not a simple case of did the son commit a murder, it's the impact it has on the family and the past the father has to face for the first time.

A great listen, you'll enjoy it.

We need to talk about Jacob

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I enjoyed this book, a tale of a murder of a teenager in an American town, and the involvement of the father of the boy accused of the crime. It was maybe a bit overlong for the amount of story, and the ending let it down a bit, but overall it is worth a listen.

Unfolding legal drama

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I’ve had this in my library for a while but then randomly listened to it 2 or 3 books after Jodi Picoults “Nineteen minutes” and as I started I did consider listening to something else instead but I continued and they are very different books, just with a similar theme.

This was so sad, so well written, what would you do to protect your children? Could we believe our child capable of heinous acts? It was harrowing and the courtroom scenes tense. I just wanted everything to be ok for Andy and his family.

It flips between three different periods but nothing is jarring, it flows beautifully and makes perfect sense. Eric Meyers was amazing.



Surprisingly good

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Bought this because I liked the premise described for the new TV show but that was flat and dull
Loved the book

Much better than the new TV show

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