The Defense: A Novel [Paperback]

If you're a fan of John Grisham, Scott Turow, and Brad Meltzer, then you will be a fan of Steve Cavanagh'sThe Defense. Nelson DeMille, #1New York Timesbestselling author ofRadiant Angel

Eddie Flynn used to be a con artist. Then he became a lawyer. Turns out the two jobs arent all that different. . .

He vowed never to set foot in a courtroom again after a case gone disastrously wrong. But today Eddie doesnt have a choice. Because this time, its personal.

The head of the Russian mob in New York City, on trial for murder, has kidnapped Eddies beloved ten-year-old daughter. Now Eddie has exactly forty-eight hours to draw upon his razor-sharp instincts and use every con, bluff, grift, and trick in the book to defend an impossible trial and save his daughteror die trying. . .

a rush of double-crosses, switched detonators, mob maneuvering,
and some savvy lawyering. Cavanagh keeps things hopping.
Dallas Morning News

Everything a reader could ask for in a thrillernail-biting suspense, a Russian nesting doll of a plot, and an original and compelling lead. Publishers Weekly(starred review)
This edition of the book is the deluxe, tall rack mass market paperback.

Cavanaghs stellar debut provides everything a reader could ask for in a thrillernail-biting suspense, a Russian nesting doll of a plot, and an original and compelling lead. Publishers Weekly,starredreview

If you're a fan of John Grisham, Scott Turow, and Brad Meltzer, then you will be a fan of Steve Cavanagh'sThe Defense. Cavanagh's debut novel introduces a wonderfully flawed hero, Eddie Flynn, one-time con man, now turned lawyer, who will hold you spellbound. This is a hell of a genre-bending book. I hope Cavanagh's working on the sequel. NellC¯