Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Defending Jacob

Justice is what can be proven in a Court of Law

Scott Turow’s Presumed Innocent involves a DA leading the investigation into the gruesome murder of a colleague of which he is ultimately accused of committing and stands trial but is eventually exonerated after a self-serving, pompous, preening underling does a number on him. The parallels in William Landay’s present court room drama are uncanny save that here it is the DA’s teenage son who is accused of killing a classmate. This is not to say that this isn’t a great read, in many ways the better book, just that there are many similarities including the snapper ending. Neither book inspires much confidence in the justice system.

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