The Defence: Win the trial. Or lose his life. - Softcover

Cavanagh, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1409152316 ISBN 13: 9781409152316

Publisher: Orion, 2016

Synopsis

Eddie Flynn used to be a con artist. Then he became a lawyer. Turned out the two weren't that different.

It's been over a year since Eddie vowed never to set foot in a courtroom again. But now he doesn't have a choice. Olek Volchek, the infamous head of the Russian mafia in New York, has strapped a bomb to Eddie's back and kidnapped his ten-year-old daughter, Amy. Eddie only has forty-eight hours to defend Volchek in an impossible murder trial - and win - if he wants to save his daughter.

Under the scrutiny of the media and the FBI, Eddie must use his razor-sharp wit and every con-artist trick in the book to defend his 'client' and ensure Amy's safety. With the timer on his back ticking away, can Eddie convince the jury of the impossible?

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Review:

THE DEFENCE is everything a great thriller should be and I can't wait to see more of Eddie Flynn (Mark Billingham)

Part classic courtroom drama in the John Grisham tradition and part Bruce Willis-like action hero fiction straight out of the Die Hard franchise, this is a rip-roaring action-packed and highly entertaining debut (IRISH INDEPENDENT)

[It] reads a lot like a courtroom drama that Lee Child might write about Jack Reacher's younger, hotter-headed brother . . . This is afoot-to-the-floor thriller that pulls out with tyres smoking and takes no prisoners until it judders to a halt 400 pages later (IRISH TIMES)

'Puts the "thrill" back in "legal thriller". Non-stop action, unexpected and totally cool plot twists, a sympathetic genius of a con-man/attorney, and a clock that never ever ever stops ticking -- this isn't narrative drive, it's rocket-like narrative propulsion! Hop aboard and enjoy the ride!' (John Lescroart, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author)

'Imagine THE VERDICT's Frank Galvin crossed with THE FIRM's Mitch McDeere and you'd get something like Eddie Flynn, the quick thinking, troubled, kinetic lead of Steve Cavanagh's debut thriller . . . A deliriously fast and enjoyable ride from the next big Irish crime fiction star. Highly recommended' (Adrian McKinty, author of the Sean Duffy series)

Get ready for a legal thriller that'll grab you by the throat . . . Eddie Flynn makes his explosive debut (Gerard Brennan)

Cavanagh's stellar debut provides everything a reader could ask for in a thriller - nail-biting suspense, a Russian nesting doll of a plot, and an original and compelling lead (PUBLISHERS WEEKLY)

A full-on thrill-ride that hits the gas on page one and doesn't let up until the end. Steve blends a taut legal thriller with a ticking-clock suspense plot and throws in a great protagonist in the form of Eddie Flynn that readers will want to see again and again. A terrific debut (Stuart Neville)

Like Mickey Haller and Mitch McDeere before him, readers will love lawyer Eddie Flynn, the star of this high-octane, hugely entertaining legal thriller. On the evidence of this blistering debut, we'll be hearing much more of Steve Cavanagh (Brian McGilloway, author of LITTLE GIRL LOST and HURT)

Steve Cavanagh manages to pull off not only a terrific courtroom drama, but also a bit of an edge of the seat thriller, some witty and darkly humorous moments and a character you will fall in love with (LIZ LOVES BOOKS)

Book Description:

Eddie Flynn has 48 hours to save his daughter...
Nail-biting tension and exhilarating action in this brilliant legal thriller that fans of John Grisham and Lee Child will love.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orion
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1409152316
• ISBN 13: 9781409152316
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320