The Defence: To save his daughter...he must help a killer walk free.

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***THE GRIPPING FIRST THRILLER IN THE MULTI-MILLION COPY SELLING SERIES***

'Everything a great thriller should be ' MARK BILLINGHAM
'Steve Cavanagh's twists hit you between the eyes. You never see them coming' ANTHONY HOROWITZ

'The British John Grisham' RICHARD OSMAN

TO SAVE HIS DAUGHTER...HE MUST HELP A KILLER WALK FREE.

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?

IN A BROKEN JUSTICE SYSTEM, YOU DON'T NEED A GOOD LAWYER.
YOU NEED A DAMN GOOD CONMAN...MEET EDDIE FLYNN.

Praise for the award-winning, Sunday Times bestseller Steve Cavanagh:

'A gripping, twisty thriller' IAN RANKIN
'This guy is the real deal. Trust me' LEE CHILD
'Steve Cavanagh writes the best hooks in the business' MICK HERRON
'The real magic is in Steve Cavanagh's hypnotic storytelling power' SUNDAY EXPRESS
'Cavanagh is a genius' EVENING STANDARD
'A great author' MARTINA COLE

***THE GRIPPING FIRST THRILLER IN THE MULTI-MILLION COPY SELLING SERIES*** 'Everything a great thriller should be ' MARK BILLINGHAM 'Steve Cavanagh's twists hit you between the eyes. You never see them coming' ANTHONY HOROWITZ 'The British John Grisham' RICHARD OSMAN TO SAVE HIS DAUGHTER...HE MU...

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49 reviews
Abby Fairbrother
February 15, 2016
I really enjoyed this read. A mixture of legal/court room drama and shady gangsters, with the suspense of tv's 24! Would definitely recommend to fans of John Grisham and Greg iles.
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cathy stanley
November 2, 2025
Brilliant book ! Full of fascinating legal facts and also description of con man tricks . With a truly exciting finale . Really looking forward to reading the next one
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hesham gebreel
January 28, 2026
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About the author

Steve Cavanagh has sold over a million copies of his novels in the UK alone and over four million worldwide. His third novel, The Liar, won the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year 2018. Thirteen won the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2019. Twisted, Fifty-Fifty, The Devil's Advocate and The Accomplice were all Sunday Times Top 10 bestsellers and his three most recent books - Kill For Me Kill For You, Witness 8 and Two Kinds of Stranger - were all Sunday Times Top 5 bestsellers.

Steve Cavanagh has sold over a million copies of his novels in the UK alone and over four million worldwide. His third novel, The Liar, won the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year 2018. Thirteen won the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2019. Twisted, Fifty-Fifty, The Devil's...

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