The Defence by Steve CavanaghSynopsis: “The truth has no place in a courtroom. The truth doesn’t matter in a trial. The only thing that matters is what the prosecution can prove. 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 48 hours to defend Volchek in an impossible murder trial—and win—if 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? Lose this case and he loses everything.”

My Review

This was a fantastic Eddie Flynn thriller! In fact it’s the first book in the series and boy does it start off with a potential bang!

I love this series and I love a good courtroom drama/legal thriller. My first introduction to Eddie Flynn was back in 2019, when I buddy read Thirteen the fourth book in the series. I had such a great time with it, that it’s become one of my favourites crime series.

In this first book the story is told from Eddie’s point of view, keeping it tense and fast paced.

Just like the other books in the series I was I hooked and read when ever I got the chance. I needed to find out how Eddie and his daughter were going to survive the next 48 hours. It was so tense at times that I had to stop reading and take a breath. I loved the courtroom scenes, even if I didn’t always understand what was going on, because I was skim reading to find out what was going to happen next.

To think that this was the first Eddie Flynn novel is quiet amazing, as it was just as twisty as the later books. I enjoyed discovering Eddie’s backstory and seeing where Judge Harry Ford and The Lizard fit into the later books as well.

I loved this one so much that I went straight into book 2, and will probably continue into book 3.

Highly recommended if you enjoy fast twisty legal thrillers set in New York.