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Book Review of Defending Jacob

Defending Jacob
Defending Jacob
Author: William Landay
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Helpful Score: 2


I loved this book and I will probably read it again some day knowing what I do now!!

I'm guessing you've read the book description so I won't go into the whole plot. I will tell you that the author describes the emotions of each character so amazingly that I felt everything right along with them. Jacob is a 14 year old kid - my son is 15- the agony, fear, anger, etc. that these parents experience as they watch their child suffer and learn things about him that they never knew before made me sick to my stomach but I could not put this book down. Landay is an expert at weaving a tale where you think you know and then you find out you don't.

I will be reading his other two books and I will recommend this one to everyone!