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>