The Defense
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Steve Cavanagh
"If you're a fan of John Grisham, Scott Turow, and Brad Meltzer, then you will be a fan of Steve Cavanagh's The Defense." —Nelson DeMille, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Radiant AngelEddie Flynn used to be a con artist. Then he became a lawyer. Turns out the two aren't that different.Former con artist turned lawyer Eddie Flynn gave up the law a year ago after a disastrous case, and he vowed never to step foot in a courtroom again. But now he doesn't have a choice. The head of the Russian mob in New York City, on trial for murder, has kidnapped Eddie's ten-year-old daughter: Eddie has to take this case whether he likes it or not.Using his razor-sharp wit and every con, bluff, grift, and trick in the book, Eddie has only forty-eight hours to defend an impossible murder trial. And if he loses this case, he loses everything.
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Author
Steve Cavanagh
Pages
320
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Published Date
2016-05-03
ISBN
1250090717 9781250090713
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"This book was not as quick to get into the drama as others that Cavanough has written, but once I was a good fifty pages in, this book was incredibly difficult to put down. <br/><br/>A quick summary without giving much away:<br/>A longtime con man turned lawyer is blackmailed into representing the head of the Russian Mafia. He has two days to get his way out of the mess and all the while he has to figure out what's really going on with this case. This book is filled with unexpected twists, great questions in the courtroom and to top it off a lawyer that can use sleight of hand to help him out along the way.<br/>They say you can take the man out the hustle, but this book proves that you can never take the hustler out of the man."
Stefani Marie
"I listened to this audiobook. It was interesting, suspenseful, and I think ended well."
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Piper Havens
"Average. Reads like a typical action movie - lots of drama and beyond the believable."
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Elizabeth Fordham
"Fast paced read. You won’t be able to put it down!"
Cici Taylor