The Liar: It takes one to catch one. (Eddie Flynn)

Excellent series!!

I loved this book! My only complaint is that it wasn’t available in Kindle format. Eddie Flynn is a great main character. Very clever and funny!

Steve Cavanagh's books are SO good! Very entertaining, fun, and have a great plot!! I've read all of them twice!!!

Read them in order. I read 13 first. Went back and started at the beginning. Much better. It was pretty good. I was not totally surprised at the ending. But it was satisfying nonetheless. Very fast paced. In fact, too fast. Why can’t Cavanagh ever allow his characters a chance to relax over a cup of coffee or a drink. Or have a lesuirely bath or dinner. Everything is so frenetic- so rushed - breakneck speed. It gives me anxiety.

My favorite con man turned lawyer, Eddie Flynn, is back in this third installment. Like the first two, this one starts with an almost impossible situation and somehow Eddie comes out on top.He’s been retained by wealthy Leonard Howell. Lenny’s teen daughter Caroline has been kidnapped and he wants Eddie’s help to get her back.This one has a botched ransom exchange and of course a tense trial where all sorts of mayhem take place! There are FBI agents, some more trustworthy than others. Secrets and lies plus legal tricks make this one a tense but totally enjoyable read. There’s a fire and a dramatic rescue, Eddie can do it all!There’s also a side plot with Eddie’s mentor, Judge Harry, and an old case that is now under appeal.Steve Cavanagh writes courtroom drama so well that I was speeding through this one. I had a few things figured out but there was a final twist that made this even more of a winner for me.

Couldn’t put it down… Cavanaugh never disappoints

The author, Steven Cavanaugh, is an expert at weaving a story where you truly care about the main character. It’s a legal thriller with courtroom drama, action and twists. I highly recommend this book and his others, especially Thirteen which is also a legal thriller.

Book was good but I expected author to write more like Grisham does. Did not meet my expectations.

Another masterpiece from him . Unstoppable reading . Story simply flows and takes you along in the twist and turns .

This book gripped me from page one and didn’t let go till the end. It was clever and intense and kept me awake trying to figure it out, but try as I may, I just couldn’t, which is great because usually I can guess who did what but not this book. It had suspense and action and it reminded me of watching the Shawshank Redemption, not for any similarities in the story but that wonderful warm fuzzy feeling that good wins over evil gives me.

Für mich ist Eddie Flynn der neue Superman. Unglaublich wie geschickt, die scheinbar aussichtslosesten Fälle raffiniert von unserem Helden mit schlauestem Vorgehen gelöst werden. Toller Lesegenuss!

Steve Cavanagh writes gripping, well-plotted legal dramas which also contain thrilling action outside the court setting. With compelling characters, the author manages to write a fast-paced and suspenseful story. I can’t understand why I only became aware of his books several months ago, and this is the third book I have read by Cavanagh. I definitely intend to read the first two books in the Eddie Flynn series very soon.Eddie Flynn is a compassionate man and a lawyer. In his past, he was a con-man and hustler. He is not above bending the law or going outside legalities, using methods techniques he learned when he was a con man in search for justice. He is astute and very clever but makes some mistakes in this well-plotted thriller. An older friend and mentor, Judge Harry Ford, was once involved in a case where a woman was convicted of the murder of her baby and Harry was convinced of her guilt. The woman has since died in a mental institution and a ruthless lawyer, Copeland, is now reopening the case to exonerate her posthumously. His courtroom technique is to vilify the opposition and has destroyed the reputation and career of a number of lawyers. He has been very successful in his method and takes great pride in ruining others. Eddie wants to do everything his power to help Harry. At the same time, he approached by Howell, a man who has been employed by a security firm to negotiate with kidnappers and terrorists over ransom demands. Howell’s 17-year-old daughter has been abducted Howell and has come up with a difficult and complex plan to pay a ransom in hopes of saving his daughter. This plan involves the switching of two identical suitcases each containing millions of dollars. The smaller amount is to be with the FBI at a designated drop off site, while Howell, himself plans to bring the other suitcase containing ransom money and hand it over at different spot. Eddie’s role is to switch the suitcases, an almost impossible task. He must use all the sleight of hand and distraction skills he learned in his con-man past. Something goes terribly wrong and the ransom money goes missing, clues suggest his daughter has been killed, and Howell is charged with murdering her. A grief-stricken and distraught Howell wants to commit suicide. He insists on his innocence but no longer wants to live without his daughter. He begs Eddie to help him, and Ed-die lies by agreeing. This lie has disastrous results. Howell’s home burns down echoing the arson which killed the baby in the early case which involved Judge Harry Ford and which is now being contested by Copeland. Eddie suspects some vague connection, but no way of figuring out what is going on as everyone is lying. During Howell’s trial, there are some twists and startling revelations which puts everything Eddie thought he knew in question. He strongly believes in his client, Howell’s innocence, and must gather all his con- man methods to find the truth. He is aided by brave female FBI agent, Harper, searching for the body of the missing girl in a cemetery, and in there is a showdown with a very dangerous man in a thrilling and heart-wrenching climax where the two cases come together.

I struggled to work out to whom the title referred as there are plenty of liars in this story, the 3rd Eddie Flynn book. And it is the best one yet! This time we see less of Eddie the conman and more of Eddie the lawyer, although he still employs a couple of his old tricks.The book opens with a house fire in 2002 in which a baby dies and the mother, Julie Rosen, high on drugs, is rescued. She swears there was ‘man in black’ who had set the fire but the jury convicts her of murder. This incident will have a huge part to play in the unfolding story.In the present two things happen on the same day - Eddie is served a subpoena for all files relating to the Julie Rosen case and an old friend, Leonard Howell, engages Eddie to represent him for crimes he is about to commit in paying the ransom for the return of his 20 year old daughter Caroline who has been missing for 19 days. There have been two ransom demands - one for $2 million dollars which the FBI is managing and another, secret demand, for $10 million which Howell will deliver himself. The first is of course the decoy. And, of course, the second ransom drop is also a bust.Howell is then arrested for the murder of Caroline. There is no body but there is plenty of blood in the Howell’s basement which ‘experts’ say is indicative of fatal blood loss. But is she really dead?There is a bombshell dropped by one witness during the trial which puts all assumptions in doubt. Eddie has to thread another camel through another needle to save his client and find the truth before it is too late.Judge Harry Ford is back. He is also over a barrel over the Julie Rosen conviction with the claim that mishandled her defence. Eddie’s one and only ally is FBI Special Agent Harper who also doesn’t believe Howell killed his daughter and has a bone to pick with her FBI supervisor. But I really felt for Howell, betrayed by many of those he trusted.This one raced to another very exciting conclusion. I’m wondering if we will see Harper again and if she turns into a love interest for Eddie. They did understand each other very well and there was respect on both sides. This was a buddy read with my Goodreads friends Jayme, Ceecee, Marilyn, DeAnn and Mary Beth. I am already looking forward to the next one!