Eleven members of the Whodunit Book Club
met on April 30 to discuss the legal thriller, Defending Jacob by William Landay.
In this book Andy Barber, an
Assistant District Attorney, finds his world turned upside down and his family
life threatened when his fourteen year old son is charged with the murder of a
fellow student. Jacob insists he is innocent so Andy sets out to protect and
defend his only son. In doing so he is forced to confront his own past and deal
with some difficult family truths.
All members agreed the book was
well-written and told a compelling story with a satisfyingly shocking twist at
the end. A number of people noted the similarities to We Need to Talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver and the classic legal
thriller, which was reviewed by the Club some years ago, Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow. A few people found the court
procedural sections tended to drag as, indeed, they probably do in real life,
and not everyone found the characters to be sympathetic but it was generally
agreed that the novel stands up well in its genre.
Whodunit members rated it
7/10.
Lucky winners of the book draw were: Jean,
Shona, Marlene, and Tracey.
I was unable to attend this month's meeting. Thanks once again to Marlene for this blog entry.
Next month we will discuss The Chalk Circle Man by Fred Vargas.
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