The Defence

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