The Plea
A Novel
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4.5 • 257 Ratings
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Publisher Description
“CRIMINALLY ENTERTAINING.”—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (STARRED REVIEW)
“The Plea is one of the most purely entertaining books you'll read this year. It's a blast.”—John Connolly, bestselling author of the Charlie Parker novels
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
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The Feds make Manhattan con-artist turned-attorney Eddie Flynn, the hardboiled hero of Cavanagh's criminally entertaining sequel to 2016's The Defense, an offer he can't refuse: unless Eddie hustles just-arrested young tech billionaire David Child (who isn't even his client yet) into pleading guilty to murdering his girlfriend as part of their plan to flip him against the respected but corrupt firm currently representing him, they will arrest Eddie's estranged wife, Christine White, a lawyer there, for participating (unwittingly) in a vast money-laundering conspiracy. Eddie quickly hits a huge problem: despite the superficially slam-dunk evidence against David, he's not convinced the terrified 22-year-old did it. Especially after a hit attempt nearly takes out the techie while he's still in a holding cell. From there the action turns fast and furious as, with the preliminary hearing and Feds' deadline looming, Eddie employs his very particular set of skills to try to keep David, Christine, and himself alive long enough to figure out who the real killer is and how he's going to prove it. This is perfect for anyone who likes a locked-room mystery wrapped inside a legal thriller on steroids.
Customer Reviews
Adiamond
Excellent! Couldn’t put it down
ANOTHER!
See my review of The Poet.
Best book I’ve read in ten years!
I cannot believe it! I read the first few words of the first chapter and did not quit until I read the last word of the last chapter.
Cavanagh is an absolute top-flight writer and got every detail correct. Usually one can spot a goof here or there but not in this case I’ve probably read over 900 books in the past 10 years and this one held me spellbound from first word to last. Very well constructed, tight writing and overall engrossing.