For suspense readers, finding a plot that hasn't done
to death is a real prize. The novel
“Defending Jacob” manages to supply a few new twists for those readers.
In a small Massachusetts town, a young boy is found
murdered in the woods. Initially a
pedophile is suspected, but soon, another classmate, fourteen-year old Jacob
Barber, the only child of well-respected district attorney, Andy Barber, is a
person of interest and eventually charged with his classmate's murder. Jacob
admits to finding the body in the woods, touching the body, but being afraid to
tell anyone about it. Andy and his wife Laurie find it hard to believe that
there could ever be capable of such an act, but yet at times they wonder if it
could be true. Jacob's is a sullen boy, often moody and withdrawn and full of
secrets. The fact he has posted things on Facebook that could be used against
him will not help in proving his innocence. The family is from a nice suburban
town, and is shamed and shunned by the community.
When the prosecuting attorney introduces the “murder
gene” theory, Andy is forced to take a closer look at his own life.
This title is highly recommendable, which is the
true test of any book.
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