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'Everything a great thriller should be and I can't wait to see more of Eddie Flynn.' Mark Billingham
'So Hollywood, punchy and cool and pacy as hell.' Eva Dolan
Eddie Flynn has 48 hours to save his daughter...
Eddie Flynn used to be a con artist. Then he became a…
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1 author picked The Defense as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Legal Thrillers: The Defense by Steve Cavanagh is the best legal thriller I’ve ever read. Eddie Flynn, a former con artist turned lawyer, is forced to defend the head of the Russian mob in New York City who is on trial for murder. But that’s just the beginning of this Perry-Mason-on-steroids thriller as Flynn brings his A-game to thwart their plans and free his kidnapped daughter. Sleep in late the day you begin reading this legal thriller as you won’t sleep again until after you’ve finished it. Then you’ll be thrilled to discover that Cavanagh’s written several more Eddie Flynn…
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