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American writer William Landay became famous after the publication of his novel Mission Flats in 2003. Prior to that, Landay worked as a prosecutor and left the service to pursue a literary career. “Mission Flats” has been called the most notable debut work of the year. Three of the writer’s books have been translated into Russian. In addition to the aforementioned novel, the thrillers “Strangler” and “Defending Jacob” were published in Russian.
The plot of the book “Protecting Jacob”.
This book is about murder, family relationships and unconditional parental love. The son of an assistant district attorney is accused of murdering a high school acquaintance. Andy Barber is willing to do anything to exonerate his son. Even Jacob’s mother eventually begins to have doubts about his innocence. And only Andy is sure that the boy is not involved in the murder, to prove it he is willing to risk his career and relationship with his wife. Is he right or wrong? We won’t know until the end of the book.
If you enjoyed the book or series, we offer a list of similar works.
Books like “Protecting Jacob”
Matthias Edvardsson “Almost Normal Family”
A girl from a well-to-do family is suspected of murder. The father-pastor and mother lawyer are willing to do whatever it takes to prove the daughter’s innocence. Do we have to lie under oath? The father doesn’t hesitate to do so. Need to hide evidence? Mommy will take care of everything. Ideally, find someone to pin the crime on. They will think about their parenting mistakes later, right now the main thing is to save their child from jail. The plot is very similar to “Protecting Jacob,” which is why we put this particular novel at the top of our selection of similar books.
Noah Hawley’s “The Good Father.”
A senator, a candidate for the presidency, is murdered. The killer has been arrested. It turned out to be a young boy, Daniel. There is no doubt of his guilt–there is video of the murder. Danny faces the death penalty. Paul Allen is a successful doctor, a good family man. Now he is the father of the killer. The boy grew up with Paul’s ex-wife. Allen feels guilty about everything that happened and tries to help his son. To do this, he decides to find out how Danny has been living lately, perhaps someone has influenced him. Paul learns a lot about his child. But he will also realize that he was not as good a father as he thought he was. This is a similar book to Defending Jacob. Here the father also refuses to believe that his son is a murderer and will try to exonerate him.
Lionel Shriver “The Price of Not Loving.”
An emotionally heavy story of mother and son confrontation. Eva and Franklin are a happy couple. And their happiness lasts exactly until the moment when the woman gives in to her husband’s requests and gives birth to a child. Since childhood, Kevin tested his mother’s patience every day. It is difficult to love such a child. Franklin refused to listen to his wife and thought he had a beautiful son. And Kevin was exemplary in his father’s presence. Little pranks eventually turned into antisocial behavior. And he ended up killing 11 people.
Jody Peacolt, “Nineteen Minutes.”
A gruesome event shook a provincial American town. A quiet high school student came to the school with a gun and killed ten students. There were wounded, too. But the suicide attempt failed. What caused it? Where did this inhuman cruelty come from? The answers to these questions will be shocking. Who is to blame? Everyone. Parents who don’t see what’s going on with their child. Teachers who don’t notice the bullying. Classmates who can drive to a nervous breakdown. Left alone with his problems, the boy defended himself as best he could. The plot of this novel is different from “Protecting Jacob,” but it made the list of similar books because the crime was committed by a teenager and the adults are trying to figure out what they did wrong.
Liza Ballantyne’s “Guilty.”
The body of an eight-year-old boy is discovered in a city park. All evidence points to Sebastian, the murdered boy’s 11-year-old buddy, as the killer. The novel is set in England, and there can be tried at that age. The accused is assigned a lawyer. After learning about the minor defendant some of the details, Daniel penetrates him with sympathy and sympathy. Seb’s life and family circumstances remind the lawyer of his own childhood. Daniel doesn’t care whether the boy is guilty or not. He decides to protect him in any way he can. A similar book to Defending Jacob, although in it the lawyer, not the father, tries to exonerate the hero.
