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Based on william landays 2012 novel, defending jacob stars evans as andy barber, an assistant district attorney in massachusetts who is leading the investigation into a 14yearold boys. The book was published in january 2012 by random house. Jun 17, 2012 in defending jacob, about a 14yearold boy accused of murdering his classmate, boston author william landay brilliantly weaves a story that leaves his reader hungering for a little of both. The first comes from trying to guess who killed him. The writing is near flawless and author william landay tells this story with a simple poignancy that packs an incredibly powerful punch. Captain america star chris evans to film defending jacob. The second comes from wondering whether this books author, william landay, a former district attorney with two wellreceived. Acknowledged authors landay, william wrote defending jacob.
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