{"product_id":"the-defence-isbn-9781409152316","title":"The Defence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Everything a great thriller should be and I can't wait to see more of Eddie Flynn.' Mark Billingham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'So Hollywood, punchy and cool and pacy as hell.' Eva Dolan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEddie Flynn has 48 hours to save his daughter...\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEddie Flynn used to be a con artist. Then he became a lawyer. Turned out the two weren't that different.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt'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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnder 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for race-against-time legal thriller writer, Steve Cavanagh:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A gripping, twisty thriller'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIan Rankin, number 1 bestselling author of Rather Be The Devil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Legal thrillers are my blind spot, but I'll always make an exception for Steve Cavanagh. Quite simply, THE PLEA is one of the most \u003cb\u003epurely entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e books you'll read this year. It's a blast.' \u003ci\u003eJohn Connolly, bestselling author of the Charlie Parker series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'In the crowded field of legal thrillers, Steve Cavanagh stands head and shoulders above the competition, with his skilfully plotted, \u003cb\u003eaction-packed\u003c\/b\u003e and big-hearted Eddie Flynn novels . . . highly intelligent, \u003cb\u003etwist-laden and absolutely unputdownable'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEva Dolan, author of the critically acclaimed Tell No Tales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003ecleverly constructed legal thriller\u003c\/b\u003e combined with a classic locked-room mystery. Eddie Flynn is fast becoming one of my favourite fictional heroes and Cavanagh one of my favourite thriller writers.' \u003ci\u003eS.J.I. Holliday, author of Black Wood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Raymond Chandler\u003c\/b\u003e could have created Eddie Flynn. THE PLEA is \u003cb\u003ePhillip Marlowe\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMichael Connolly's Mickey Haller\u003c\/b\u003e combined, with a bit of \u003cb\u003eJim Thompson's THE GRIFTERS\u003c\/b\u003e thrown in. A superb read with a main character destined to be one of the most talked about in crime fiction.' \u003ci\u003eHoward Linskey, author of The Search\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you like John Grisham, Lee Child and Michael Connelly, you will LOVE the gripping and twisty Eddie Flynn series:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Defence\u003cbr\u003e2. The Plea\u003cbr\u003e3. The Liar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Each Eddie Flynn thriller can be read as a standalone or in series order *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44893789290725,"sku":"NP9781409152316","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_b4db5a24-a3a5-4ab1-8533-6e04e3b573f9.jpg?v=1773105974","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-defence-isbn-9781409152316","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}