The Defense - Steve Cavanagh

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Puts the 'thrill' back in 'legal thriller.' Non-stop action, unexpected and totally cool plot twists, a sympathetic genius of a con-man/attorney, and a clock that never ever ever stops tickingE--New York Times-bestselling author John Lescroart. Tall Premium Edition.ron Books. n nIf you're a fan of John Grisham, Scott Turow, and Brad Meltzer, then you will be a fan of Steve Cavanagh's The Defense. --Nelson DeMille, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Radiant Angel n nEddie Flynn used to be a con artist. Then he became a lawyer. Turns out the two jobs aren't all that different. . . n n He vowed never to set foot in a courtroom again after a case gone disastrously wrong. But today Eddie doesn't have a choice. Because this time, it's personal. n nThe head of the Russian mob in New York City, on trial for murder, has kidnapped Eddie's beloved ten-year-old daughter. Now Eddie has exactly forty-eight hours to draw upon his razor-sharp instincts and use every con, bluff, grift, and trick in the book to defend an impossible trial and save his daughter--or die trying. . . n n a rush of double-crosses, switched detonators, mob maneuvering, n and some savvy lawyering. Cavanagh keeps things hopping. n --Dallas Morning News n nEverything a reader could ask for in a thriller--nail-biting suspense, a Russian nesting doll of a plot, and an original and compelling lead. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) nThis edition of the book is the deluxe, tall rack mass market paperback.n