{"product_id":"the-defense-9781250134424","title":"The Defense","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you're a fan of John Grisham, Scott Turow, and Brad Meltzer, then you will be a fan of Steve Cavanagh's \u003ci\u003eThe Defense\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNelson DeMille, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRadiant Angel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEddie Flynn used to be a con artist. Then he became a lawyer. Turns out the two jobs aren't all that different. . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"a rush of double-crosses, switched detonators, mob maneuvering, \u003cbr\u003e and some savvy lawyering. Cavanagh keeps things hopping.\" \u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Everything a reader could ask for in a thriller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--nail-biting suspense, a Russian nesting doll of a plot, and an original and compelling lead.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis edition of the book is the deluxe, tall rack mass market paperback.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSTEVE CAVANAGH was born and raised in Belfast before studying law in Dublin. He practices civil rights law and has been involved in several high profile cases; in 2010 Steve represented a factory worker who won the largest award of damages for race discrimination in Northern Ireland's legal history. Steve is married with two young children. \u003ci\u003eThe Defense\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50616700076306,"sku":"9781250134424","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_16248bba-f92e-4d94-a3fe-eb1a75c49fa3.jpg?v=1737287570","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-defense-9781250134424","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}