Defending Jacob. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 2012 book
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Defending Jacob
William Landay, 2012
TV series vs book
Mark Bomback, 2020

Andy Barber has been an assistant district attorney in his suburban Massachusetts county for more than twenty years. He is respected in his community, tenacious in the courtroom, and happy at home with his wife, Laurie, and son, Jacob. But when a shocking crime shatters their New England town, Andy is blindsided by what happens next: His fourteen-year-old son is charged with the murder of a fellow student.