The Defence

'' Everything a great thriller should be '' MARK BILLINGHAM ''Steve Cavanagh''s twists hit you between the eyes. You never see them coming'' ANTHONY HOROWITZ HE HAS JUST 48 HOURS TO SAVE HIS DAUGHTER... 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 forty-eight hours to defend Volchek in an impossible murder trial - and win - if he 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? Praise for the award-winning, Sunday Times bestseller Steve Cavanagh: ''A gripping, twisty thriller '' IAN RANKIN ''This guy is the real deal. Trust me'' LEE CHILD ''Steve Cavanagh writes the best hooks in the business'' MICK HERRON ''The real magic is in Steve Cavanagh''s hypnotic storytelling power'' SUNDAY EXPRESS ''Cavanagh is a genius'' EVENING STANDARD ''A great author'' MARTINA COLE