The follow up to THIRTEEN and FIFTY FIFTY: The Devil's Advocate (Eddie Flynn Series)

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This book shows Steve Cavanagh's growth as a writer and his passion to write about the death penalty, corruption, white supremacy, and how innocent men and women can be sent to jail and to death. Frightening stuff and very difficult to read at times.

When David Child, a major client of a corrupt New York law firm, is arrested for murder, the FBI ask con-artist-turned-lawyer Eddie Flynn to secure Child as his client and force him to testify against the firm.

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Faced with physical evidence that’s almost impossible to overcome and a DA who is intent on increasing the number of death penalty cases he’s won, Eddie Flynn has the most difficult case of his career in front of him. Some facts… More white people are on death row than any other race or ethnic profile, more white people kill white people than any other race. A few states account for over 50% of the total number of people on death row.

Though, this is still a 4⭐️ read, I didn’t enjoy it as much as past work-as Eddie Flynn and his clever cross examinations are what make the series so entertaining! We weren’t in the courtroom nearly long enough for my preferences! Flynn learns he will be arguing the case against a deadly prosecutor, District Attorney Korn. He always seeks the death penalty and is proud that his county has a record of the greatest proportion of executions in the USA. This malicious, evil man is not guided by morals or justice. The perverse Korn admits to the thrill of watching those he convicted die in the electric chair or by lethal injection. The more painful the death, the greater his satisfaction. He admits that watching gives him a surge of life and power in his body. He has never lost a case presented before a jury. The Devil's Advocate makes your palms sweat and your blood run cold; the terrific trial scenes out-Grisham John Grisham.' The Times It was on this basis that I researched the real extent of capital punishment, the profile of the killers and their victims, and the states most likely to pass a death sentence. Blimey I was enlightened. This could be a very dark story with a very dark ending, but character really is key and when it comes to bringing a trial to life, Eddie flynn really is in a class of his own. He never plays things completely straight, always acting in the best interest of his clients, of course, but willing to push the boundaries of professionalism on occasion, especially if it gets him the result he wants, even better if it unsettles his opponents. He is straight talking, sarcastic, the king of sleight of hand, and very astute. His moral code is unshakable, and he feels the weight of responsibility for his friends and, especially this time, his client. He’s a fantastic character, and with a good portion of the story told in his voice, it’s just as well it’s a pleasure to spend time in his company.

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Here is a tale, told with great depth and brilliant writing of corruption, racism, violence, right wing extremism and death. But you also have goodness, mercy and a driving force to seek out the evil and to destroy it. Thank you to Steve Cavanagh, the publishers and Netgalley for an ARC, in exchange for an honest review. Now the difficulty in writing this review is, I am scared I give anything away but what I will say is, this book is a bloody rollercoaster! There was a point when I literally cried out 'noooo', i had my head in my hands thinking it was all over then there was a twist and a turn. I have no nails left!! I am actually exhausted after reading this!!

DO READ the author’s note at the end of the book which talks about “The Fair Punishment Project” and America’s top Five deadliest prosecutors and the personalities that drive the death penalty.The visitor to Eddie’s New York office is Alexander Berlin, someone we met before in The Liar, where he was working as a clandestine fixer for the State Department. Now Berlin is doing more classified work, moving around government departments, solving problems, and he has a proposition for Eddie. Although the lawyer is adamant that he doesn’t want to listen, soon he is fully on board. Eddie only has 48 hours to defend Volchek in an impossible murder trial—and win—if he wants to save his daughter. Overall, the plotline and story develops well. Eddie and the team, of course get into scrapes but these help push the events along and allows the ever inventive, and frankly clever, Steve Cavanagh to create a number of surprises. Korn knew it. And he didn’t care. He didn’t become a prosecutor in a death-penalty state to concern himself with guilt or innocence. It was the system that appealed to him. Justice was simply a cloak he wore to disguise his true nature.” But one of these women is lying. One of them is a murderer. Sitting in a jail cell, about to go on trial with her sister for murder, you might think that this is the last place she expected to be.

I love the characters and in this one Kate, Harry and Bloch are much more evident, there’s less Eddie in the courtroom and although it’s great they have a larger role it’s the courtroom and Eddies performances I enjoy. If I’m honest as it builds to the end it feels as if it falls way too easily almost toppling like a row of dominoes. I do enjoy it but not as much as the last two which were five star reads. I will drop any (and every) book for a new Steve Cavanagh. I will read until my eyes are hanging out of my head and I will love every minute of it! So you can imagine my reaction on being chosen as one of the first 100 reviewers to be granted access to the new Eddie Flynn via NetGalley. It went a bit like this 😲😁👏🏻🙌🏻💃🏻🎉 I kid you not, I literally jumped for joy when I was chosen as one of the hundred to receive a netgalley arc for this book! So thank you so much to netgalley, the publisher and Steve Cavanagh!

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Eddie and his small team take a case away from their home turf in Alabama. The case looks bleak as their defendant is charged with murdering a young woman. The sentence being sought by the District Attorney is death by electric chair. The odds of securing a not guilty verdict look very difficult indeed given the evidence in play.