The Defence

<p><b><i>'</i>Everything a great thriller should be ' MARK BILLINGHAM <br>'Steve Cavanagh's twists hit you between the eyes. You never see them coming' ANTHONY HOROWITZ<br></b><br><b>HE HAS JUST 48 HOURS TO SAVE HIS DAUGHTER...</b><br><br>Eddie Flynn used to be a con artist. Then he became a lawyer. Turned out the two weren't that different.<br><br>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.<br><br>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?<br><br><b>Praise for the award-winning, Sunday Times bestseller Steve Cavanagh:</b><br><br>'A gripping, twisty thriller<b>' IAN RANKIN</b><br>'This guy is the real deal. Trust me'<b> LEE CHILD</b><br>'Steve Cavanagh writes the best hooks in the business'<b> MICK HERRON</b><br>'The real magic is in Steve Cavanagh's hypnotic storytelling power' <b>SUNDAY EXPRESS</b><br>'Cavanagh is a genius'<b> EVENING STANDARD</b><br>'A great author' <b>MARTINA COLE</b></p>