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This is the latest case and probably his toughest so far for Eddie Flynn onetime con artist and now Defence lawyer, you want when everything is against you.
And everything is against the defendant in this case, In small town Alabama, a young African American is framed for the murder of a young white girl, with DNA evidence,confessions and a DA, and sheriff who will do anything to get the conviction and extend the DAs recordbreaking execution legacy.
If that wasnt enough there is a group of white supremacists led by The Pastor with a deadly agenda,
As you may have guessed it has elements that draw parallels between thes Alabama depicted in To Kill a Mockingbird, and modern America, The District Attorney Randal Korn doesnt care if the defendant is innocent or guilty, he goes for the death penalty in every case, With no moral scruples as to how he gets there,
Another fantastic addition to the series, As always Eddie Flynn stories are fast paced, full of tension, thrills, suspense and twists, Even Eddie himself doubts he can come out of this one ahead, or even alive at times, But the principles he lives by will not let him give up, Highly recommended whether you are new to this series or are a longstanding fan, Just dont plan to go anywhere until you have finished it, White Supremacy is alive and well in Sunville County, Alabama,
What isnt alive and well are the many men convicted of crimes, here, by its prosecutor, Randal Korn,
In fact, one out of every twenty of the death row occupants, in the U, S. was put there by Kornas he has NEVER prosecuted a murder without calling for the death penalty, he has never been successfully appealed and hes never lost a case.
YET
You see, the overly zealous D, A. enjoys watching executions and never misses an opportunity to witness the gruesome act in person, even if the men werent guilty,
Eddie Flynn has been recruited to save the latest innocent manAndy Dubois, from that fate,
He arrived in town along with his consultant, retired judge, Harry Ford, his new partner, Kate Brooks, and their investigator, Bloch,
The evidence has been rigged, witnesses have been silenced and Eddie and his team only have SEVEN days to find an angle that will save his clients life and maybe take down the crooked D.
A. in the process.
As always, the pace is fast, but this time the book reads more like an ACTIONTHRILLER than it does a courtroom drama, We dont even enter the courtroom till almost the/mark in the bookand even then, we dont remain in it for the duration,
Though, this is still aread, I didnt enjoy it as much as past workas Eddie Flynn and his clever cross examinations are what make the series so entertaining! We werent in the courtroom nearly long enough for my preferences!
I hope that the focus returns to the courtroom in “The Accomplice” Eddie Flynnpublishing soon!
Although this can be read as a standalone, it is beneficial to read the series in order so that you have the full background on all of the recurring characters.
Also, the PROLOGUE can be skipped if you want to avoid reading the graphic description of the NINE excruciating minutes it took for one of Korns Victims to die by electric chair.
DO READ the authors note at the end of the book which talks about “The Fair Punishment Project” and Americas top Five deadliest prosecutors and the personalities that drive the death penalty.
A buddy read with Pat, Ceecee and DeAnn, Check out all of their amazing reviews for additional insight!
Available NOW! So, everything that I wanted to say has left me, My head is empty. Maybe because its close to midnight and my old self is tired, Or maybe its because my mind feels overwhelmed by this story and everything that occurred,
Reading about racism and white supremacy and their psyche hurts my brain, They are filth like no other and this story did an incredible job at highlighting the danger that is racism when its supported by media, law enforcement and your ordinary folk.
It becomes a plague.
On the flip side, it emphasised their stupidity, their pathetic and weak mindset, Theyre fuelled by hate, never by intelligence or facts, The whole thing is manipulative,
Steve Cavanagh knows how to write a compelling story and I enjoyed every moment of it, It started off with Eddie Flynn only, The team has now grown into a found family and each of them standout,
Highly recommend the audiobooks, They became a part of my morning routine, this series, and I dont know what Im supposed to do now, 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,
Steve Cavanagh has written another Eddie Flynn story that provides a believable plot with a variety of characters who have many facets and needs, These characters, helped along with some pointers and events from the author that keep America's current and historic racial troubles in view, give a cross spectrum of smalltown life through the eyes of financially struggling families and businesses where closeknit or everyone knows everyone's business community and big personalities rub along within Mobile county, Alabama.
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.
There was one aspect I felt a little contrived near to the end that for me was an unnecessary element and hence my three star rating which means I liked the book as per the GR rating descriptors.
However, with that said, The Devil's Advocate is another good and enjoyable Eddie Flynn book to while away an evening or two, Oh my god, what an absolutely riveting read by Steve Cavanagh,
Bookin the Eddie Flynn series, which is fine to be read as standalone, the Devils Advocate is gonna grab you by your throat and never let go! The opening chapter is chilling but that is just the beginning, as Eddie becomes involved in a murder case in the small town of Buckstown in Alabama.
Steve Cavanagh captures the small town so brilliantly that the reader is made to sweat in rivulets reaching this highly antagonistic place, The pacing of the story in the first few chapters is so intense that I did forcefully take a break from reading and walked around to keep my galloping heart at a steady rhythm.
The case is gonna be the toughest in Eddies career, the town as a whole has already condemned Andy Dubois to a guilty verdict, the DA is an overzealous murderer hellbent on getting the death row for Andy, there areconfessions, DNA evidence linking Andy to the crime and Eddie has come into the scene after the representing lawyer goes missing.
On the face of such irreversible stacks piled up like a tower, Eddie and Harry arrive to find themselves with no rooms to stay and no diners ready to serve food.
With the sweltering heat ready to take the skin off their backs, Eddie with Harry, Kate, and Bloch has no choice but to be as cunning and wily as the prosecutors team.
This is my second book by Steve Cavanagh and Eddie Flynn has become one of my favorite characters, His quirky ways to get things done, the sleight of hand tricks he conjures to overcome the odds against him are so crafty that one cant help but cheer him on from the stands.
And it is just not Eddie, I loved how the author gives Kate to shine in the courtroom too, one of the scenes where she crossexamines the medical examiner is simply pure gold.
The complex story does take a turn with white supremacism and bigotry coming into play and honestly, it was a relief to breathe a little easier with scenes shifting from the courtroom to the hidden motive behind the murder of Skylar Edwards.
Engrossing
Highly recommended legal thriller,
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The latest in Steve Cavanagh's legal thriller series featuring excon man, New York lawyer, Eddie Flynn, draws parallels between contemporary American realities with its echoes of thes Alabama depicted in To Kill a Mockingbird with the entrenched racism of Maycomb, and the iconic lawyer, Atticus
Finch, defending a black man falsely accused of rape.
Eddie, and his team of Harry Ford, his law firm partner, Kate Brooks, and the tough Melissa Bloch leave the security of their New York office to travel to Buckstown, Alabama, to defend an innocent young black man, Andy Dubois, from being put on death row for the brutally vicious and ritualistic murder of student Skylar Edwards.
The odds are against them, the evidence against Andy seems insurmountable, includingconfessions and if that was not enough, there are well organised white supremacists led by The Pastor with deadly plans.
In what is Eddie's toughest case, he faces a formidable foe in the shape of the powerful District Attorney Randal Korn, a man who goes for the death penalty in all his cases, and his success rate is unsurpassed in the country, he has never lost.
The sinister Korn, reeking of death and decay, doesn't care how he wins his cases, by fair means or foul, nor whether the defendant is innocent and he is aided and abetted by the corrupt local law enforcement department, run by Sheriff Colt Lomax.
Eddie doesn't go in blind to the dangers he is walking into, Andy's previous lawyer, Cody Warren has gone missing, along with critical evidence that would have proved his client's innocence.
Eddie and his team face hostility from locals convinced of Andy's guilt, but there are greater threats, a greater evil and malevolence at play that lies at the heart of why Skylar was murdered.
Cavanagh's fast paced and twisty storytelling is full of thrills and spills galore, packed with sky high levels of suspense and tension, so much so that I was turning the pages as fast as I could until I reached the end.
The majority of the book has Eddie uncertain as to whether justice will prevail, but his principles will not allow him to give up, despite knowing his life and those of his team are at stake.
This is a wonderfully dark and intense legal thriller, where once again Eddie falls back on a skill set acquired from his past as a con man, Flynn is one of my favourite fictional lawyers, and I am hugely anticipating his next outing, Highly recommended to all crime and thriller fans, Many thanks to the publisher for an ARC,.
The sixth book in Steve Cavanaghs Eddie Flynn Series has our conmanturnedlawyer traveling out of state to represent a young black man Andy Dubois, accused of brutally murdering a young woman Skylar Edwards in Buckstown, Alabama, where corruption runs deep in the small town as does racism.
Pitted against Randal Korn the sadistic prosecutor of Sunville County, Alabama whose idea of justice equals capital punishment and with the real killer whose agenda includes much more than simply murder, on the loose, Eddie and his team who subsequently joins him have their work cut out for them.
From the moment they step foot in Buckstown, Eddie and Harry realize that the whole town is against Andy and by default, resent the outoftown lawyer and his team defending the young man they believe is guilty of murder.
Steve Cavanaghs The Devils Advocate is an intricately plotted, actionpacked thriller that kept me guessing till the very last page, While I did enjoy following Eddie Flynn and his team I love that Eddie is now working with Kate and Bloch and retired Judge Harry Ford, I did feel that the investigative element and the buildup took precedence over the signature courtroom drama which features much later in the narrative that we expect from the Eddie Flynn series.
I like that each member of the team significantly contributes to the teams efforts to save Andy from being wrongfully convicted, Presented through multiple PoVs over seven days, the narrative has strong sociopolitical overtones and touches upon issues such as capital punishment, corruption in law enforcement, prosecutorial misconduct, conspiracy, white supremacy groups and domestic terrorism and racism.
I know that these issues are of critical importance, timely, and relevant, but the narrative gets a tad convoluted in the process of incorporating all these elements into the plotline.
The Authors Note at the end of the book is informative and provides context on some of the issues mentioned in the plot,
Overall I did enjoy this novel it is fastpaced, thrilling and suspenseful but not as much as the previous installments, I am a fan of this series and do look forward to reading more from Steve Cavanagh in the future, .