<p><b>"If you're a fan of John Grisham, Scott Turow, and Brad Meltzer, then you will be a fan of Steve Cavanagh's <i>The Defense</i>." </b><b> -- </b><b>Nelson DeMille, #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>Radiant Angel</i></b><br><b></b><br><b>Eddie Flynn used to be a con artist. Then he became a lawyer. Turns out the two aren't that different.</b></p><p>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 has to take this case whether he likes it or not.</p><p>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.</p>
