Thriller Crime Literary 2012

Defending Jacob by William Landay

Published in Spanish as En defensa de Jacob

He is respected. Admired in the courtroom.

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What it is

A trial at the heart of the story · it gets under your skin

What happens in it

Courtroom drama Twist ending Unreliable narrator

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How it's told

Who tells it
First person
Pulls you in with
The plot

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like an ending that makes you rethink everything
  • you enjoy not trusting who's telling it
  • you like reading with your heart in your mouth

Maybe not if…

  • you're after something comforting
  • you're not in the mood to cry

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