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Defending Jacob

By: William Landay
Narrated by: Eric Meyers
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About this listen

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 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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This was very well read, I felt like Andy was talking directly to me and that I really knew him by the end. Ultimately, this is a book about the complexity of family, what it means to be a parent and the reality of unconditional love. Highly recommended.

Engaging and riveting.

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Would you listen to Defending Jacob again? Why?

No- too many other audio books to discover to listen twice!

What did you like best about this story?

The relentlessness of the pace and action- just kept wanting to know what happened next.

Have you listened to any of Eric Meyers’s other performances? How does this one compare?

no

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

How far would you go to protect your son.....

Disturbing and relentless

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I wasn't hooked by this story but it was a decent one and kept me occupied for 15 hours.
I have one mild complaint. We never get a definitive answer to the main question. And that niggled me, coming away from the story.

A reasonably good story

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Is there anything you would change about this book?

The ending is abrupt and leaves many unanswered questions, not least why was the main character in front of a grand jury?

Would you be willing to try another book from William Landay? Why or why not?

Probably wouldn't try another, this was an interesting listen on a long car journey but slow progress on plot made it hard going

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

Performance was ok just never keen on men imitating women as they usually just sound pathetic

If this book were a film would you go see it?

Possibly

Introspective court room drama

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