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He is investigating the murder of a 14yearold boy, ben rifkin, who was a classmate of his son jacob. The book was published in january 2012 by random house. A spellbinding and unforgettable literary crime novel. As of today, when i completed defending jacob, this book has spent 422 days in the top 100 on amazon and i have to say, i just dont understand how. Download defending jacob audiobook by william landay. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read defender a jacob. Defending jacob tells the story of a regular family that is suddenly thrown in turmoil when the son, jacob, is charged with the murder of a boy, ben, from the same school, who is founded stabbed to death in the neighborhood park. Prior to becoming a writer, landay served for seven years as an assistant district attorney in middlesex county, massachusetts.
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