NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A legal thriller that s comparable to classics such as Scott Turow s Presumed Innocent . . . tragic and shocking. --Associated Press NOW AN EMMY-NOMINATED ORIGINAL STREAMING SERIES - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Entertainment Weekly - Boston Globe - Kansas City Star Andy Barber has been an assistant district attorney for two decades. He is respected. Admired in the courtroom. Happy at home with the loves of his life: his wife Laurie and their teenage son Jacob. Then Andy s quiet suburb is stunned by a shocking crime: a young boy stabbed to death in a leafy park. And an even greater shock: The accused is Andy s own son--shy awkward mysterious Jacob. Andy believes in Jacob s innocence. Any parent would. But the pressure mounts. Damning evidence. Doubt. A faltering marriage. The neighbors contempt. A murder trial that threatens to obliterate Andy s family. It is the ultimate test for any parent: How far would you go to protect your child? It is a test of devotion. A test of how well a parent can know a child. For Andy Barber a man with an iron will and a dark secret it is a test of guilt and innocence in the deepest sense. How far would you go? Praise for Defending Jacob A novel like this comes along maybe once a decade . . . a tour de force a full-blooded legal thriller about a murder trial and the way it shatters a family. With its relentless suspense its mesmerizing prose and a shocking twist at the end it s every bit as good as Scott Turow s great Presumed Innocent. But it s also something more: an indelible domestic drama that calls to mind Ordinary People and We Need to Talk About Kevin. A spellbinding and unforgettable literary crime novel. --Joseph Finder Defending Jacob is smart sophisticated and suspenseful--capturing both the complexity and stunning fragility of family life. --Lee Child Powerful . . . leaves you gasping breathlessly at each shocking revelation. --Lisa Gardner Disturbing complex and gripping Defending Jacob is impossible to put down. William Landay is a stunning talent. --Carla Neggers Riveting suspenseful and emotionally searing. --Linwood Barclay