Review of Defending Jacob by William Landay

Rating - 4

 Andy Barber has been an assistant district attorney in his suburban Massachusetts county for more than twenty years. 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. Every parental instinct Andy has rallies to protect his boy. Jacob insists that he is innocent, and Andy believes him. But as damning facts and shocking revelations surface, Andy realizes how little he knows about his son.

Reviving every parent's nightmare, Landay keeps us on the edge of our seats, hoping for an answer that makes sense and making us ask how we got to this point. Riveting.

Review of Defensive Wounds by Lisa Black

Rating - 3


In this fourth novel in Lisa Black’s captivating suspense series, forensic investigator Theresa MacLean finds herself embroiled in a case in which everyone has a motive and everyone is a suspect—especially when high-powered defense attorneys start turning up dead. (Amazon.com)
The mystery and plot were intriguing and the ending was unexpected, but there was too much forensic detail in my opinion, which slowed the pace.