Defending Jacob/William Landay/421 pgs.

Wow!!! Andy Barber, an assistant district attorney, is initially the lead in a murder investigation until his son, Jacob, becomes the lead suspect. Jacob, 14 years old, is accused of murdering fellow classmate, Ben Rifkin--and the story takes off! It is told through Andy Barber's voice, interspersed with courtroom transcripts. It is suspenseful, heartrending, and totally engrossing. I stayed up until 1:00am to see how it would end--reminiscent of Scott Turow's Presumed Innocent.