Most of his output so far concerns one recurring character - Eddie Flynn, though there's a recently released standalone novel, Twisted and a collaboration with Mark Dawson, Scorpion also available.
The Plea is the second full length Flynn novel and was preceded by The Defence and a shorter introductory novella - The Cross. The Liar is the third in the series.
I do like a legal mystery though don't read enough of them in all honesty. Struggling to remember the last one. Maybe Cavanagh will get me back on track.
The Plea (2016)
Eddie Flynn earned his law degree in the school of hard knocks. Now this con-artist-turned-criminal defense attorney is about to take on his toughest case yet.Billionaire David Child swears he didn't murder his girlfriend, Clara - even if the evidence suggests otherwise. Home security video showed no intrusion. The murder weapon was in David's own car. He seems guilty as charged. So why won't he plead guilty?
Meanwhile, the FBI needs David's help in taking down a huge money laundering scheme. Now it's up to David's lawyer, Eddie, to get him to take a plea bargain. Otherwise the FBI will use incriminating files on Eddie's wife to send her to jail. Still, David insists that he didn't murder anyone. . .
As the FBI pressures Eddie to secure the guilty plea, Eddie becomes increasingly convinced that David is telling the truth. With adversaries threatening, Eddie has to find a way to prove David's innocence and find out if there's any way he might have been framed. But the stakes are high: Eddie's wife is in danger. And not just from the FBI...
"If you're a fan of John Grisham... you will be a fan of Steve Cavanagh." - Nelson DeMille, #1 New York Times bestselling author
The Liar (2017)
A missing girl. A desperate father. A case which will tear them apart. Leonard Howell's worst nightmare has come true: his daughter Caroline has been kidnapped. He can't rely on the cops, so Howell calls the only man he trusts to get her back. Eddie Flynn knows what it's like to lose a daughter and vows to bring Caroline home safe. Once a con artist, now a hotshot criminal attorney, Flynn is no stranger to the shady New York underworld. However, as he steps back into his old life, Flynn realizes that the rules of the game have changed - and that he is being played. But who is pulling the strings? And is anyone in this twisted case telling the truth...?
These look great. Again, I think I've got one of Cavanaugh's books somewhere, but you know how it is . . .
ReplyDeleteHm. Too many books, too little time. Maybe I should see if I can lay hands on The Cross . . .
Be useful if I spelled his name right: Cavanagh.
DeleteMy instinct would be to pop him a 'u' in his name as well.
DeleteI'll be keen to see how you go if you lay hands on The Cross or anything else...
These do look interesting, Col. Like you, I enjoy a good legal mystery, and it sounds as though these have solid plots and characters. I'll be keen to know what you thought when you get there...
ReplyDeleteThey seem like they have a bit more going on with them than maybe a straight up and down legal mystery, Margot. I'm looking forward to trying his work.
DeleteI'm with both my fellow commentators. These really look good. Great covers, too.
ReplyDeleteI'm a sucker for a good cover, but there's substance between the pages too, so I hear.
DeleteCol – I’ve run across this writer on the Web, but have not read him yet. Look forward to your reviews.
ReplyDeleteThanks Elgin
DeleteThis author is on my radar - I have heard good things. Maybe you should go first though!
ReplyDeleteOk, I'll probably ease in with the opener novella.
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