Defending Jacob

La quatrième de couverture porte : "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 scock : the accused is Andy's own son - shy, awkward, mysterios Jacob. Andy's 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 : howfar 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 whit an iron will and a dark secret, it is a test of guilt and innocence in the deepest sense. How far would you go ?"