defending jacob

The Best Defense Author: William Landay When is a courtroom drama not a courtroom drama? When it’s less about the cat-and-mouse between a brilliant lawyer and a hardened criminal/mob boss/serial killer, and more about the emotional and social repercussions that a criminal accusation brings down upon defendants, their families, and their loved ones. Defending Jacob, by William Landay, is a novel about a sensationalized teen murder trial and its devastating effects on the small, suburban community where it takes place. Fiftysomething Andy Barber is a respected and well-known assistant district attorney in his cozy New England town; it’s understood that [...]