The Defense
Flatiron Books · Print & ebook · May 3, 2016
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- Who it’s for
- A legal thriller built around courtroom strategy, quick thinking, and pressure that keeps tightening.
- Genres
- Legal Thrillers, Suspense, Crime Fiction
- Published
- Flatiron Books, May 3, 2016
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Eddie Flynn used to be a con artist. Then he became a lawyer. Turns out the two aren't that different. Former con artist turned lawyer Eddie Flynn gave up the law a year ago after a disastrous case, and he vowed never to step foot in a courtroom again. But now he doesn't have a choice. The head of the Russian mob in New York City, on trial for murder, has kidnapped Eddie's ten-year-old daughter: Eddie will take this case whether he likes it or not.
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Using his razor-sharp wit and every con, bluff, grift, and trick in the book, Eddie has only forty-eight hours to defend an impossible murder trial. And if he loses this case, he loses everything.
Wits Under Pressure
A legal thriller built around courtroom strategy, quick thinking, and pressure that keeps tightening.
Come here for
- A courtroom fight where legal skill meets the instincts of a former con artist
- A murder trial with a personal stake and a forty-eight-hour clock
Expect
- Con games and legal tactics sharing the same sharp edge
- Suspense driven by a murder case and a race against time
Where it sits
| Legal Thrillers | 97% |
|---|---|
| Suspense | 33% |
| Crime Fiction | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Legal Thrillers
- Authors
- Steve Cavanagh, Adam Sims, Macmillan Audio
- Publisher
- Flatiron Books
- Published
- May 3, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Legal Thrillers