Defending Jacob: A Novel by William Landay has just been added to the library’s popular reading collection located in the third floor reading lounge.
The book, a legal thriller being compared to Scott Turow’s Presumed Innocent, involves a prosecutor whose 14-year-old son is accused of murder. A courtroom drama and murder mystery with a shocking twist, the book is at heart about family and the question: how far would you go to protect your child?
For more, read an excerpt, a review, or an interview with the author.
