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

Former con artist turned lawyer Eddie Flynn is pulled back into both the criminal underworld and the courtroom after a kidnapping case. The truths told by his client, witnesses, and the unseen manipulator keep shifting as rescue mission and legal strategy converge.

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A sharp legal thriller about who believes the lie and who is controlling it.

The Liar is an Eddie Flynn novel in which the kidnapping of a wealthy man's daughter forces the protagonist into territory beyond the reach of police procedure and ordinary law. Courtroom strategy, investigation, and underworld skills interlock, sustaining doubt about who is truly in control. No Japanese print edition was confirmed.

Review Summaries

The driving plot and the way the lawyer's past is folded into the intrigue are often praised. Because the case keeps turning over, it works both for series readers and for readers drawn to courtroom suspense.

Book Information

Publisher: Orion
Published: 2017-11-16
Pages: 352 pages
Language: 英語
Size: 13.1 x 2.2 x 19.8 cm
ISBN-13: 9781409152392
ISBN-10: 1409152391
Price: 9177 JPY
Category: 洋書/Mystery & Thrillers/Mystery

***WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD 2018*** A MISSING GIRL. A DESPERATE FATHER. A CASE WHICH WILL TEAR THEM APART. 'Plotting that takes the breath away' Ian Rankin 'A fantastic thriller writer' Mark Billingham * * * * * WHO IS DEADLIER ... 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. THE MAN WHO KNOWS THE TRUTH 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. ... OR THE ONE WHO BELIEVES A LIE? 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...? * * * * * An ingenious plot, gripping action and characters who leap off the page: discover why readers love Steve Cavanagh: 'Cavanagh stands head and shoulders above the competition, with his skilfully plotted, action-packed and big-hearted Eddie Flynn novels . . . highly intelligent, twist-laden and absolutely unputdownable ' Eva Dolan, author of the critically acclaimed Tell No Tales 'What a thriller ! Breathlessly brilliant and fiendishly clever' Miranda Dickinson 'A cleverly constructed legal thriller combined with a classic locked-room mystery . Eddie Flynn is fast becoming one of my favourite fictional heroes and Cavanagh one of my favourite thriller writers.' S.J.I. Holliday, author of Black Wood 'Raymond Chandler could have created Eddie Flynn. THE PLEA is Phillip Marlowe and Michael Connolly's Mickey Haller combined, with a bit of Jim Thompson's THE GRIFTERS thrown in. A superb read with a main character destined to be one of the most talked about in crime fiction .' Howard Linskey, author of The Search * If you like John Grisham, Lee Child and Michael Connelly, you will LOVE the gripping and twisty Eddie Flynn series: 1. The Defence 2. The Plea 3. The Liar * Each Eddie Flynn thriller can be read as a standalone or in series order *

Steve Cavanagh has sold over a million copies of his novels in the UK alone and over four million worldwide. His third novel, The Liar , won the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year 2018. Thirteen won the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2019. Twisted, Fifty-Fifty, The Devil's Advocate and The Accomplice were all Sunday Times Top 10 bestsellers and his three most recent books - Kill For Me Kill For You, Witness 8 and Two Kinds of Stranger - were all Sunday Times Top 5 bestsellers.

Reviews

Good book, good price.

Good book, good price.
Amazing as always

Another masterpiece from him . Unstoppable reading . Story simply flows and takes you along in the twist and turns .
Ameno, te engancha enseguida

Toda la serie es muy buena. Ocho libros por ahora con el mismo personaje, el abogado Eddy Flynn
Great read!

Really loved this series and this book was no let down. Although similar writing and same character, author continues to develop him further and twists and turns were unexpected.
Steve Cavanagh in Höchstform!

Ein weiterer Roman mit Eddie Flynn, spannend von der ersten Seite an. Seitdem ich einen Band von Steve Cavanagh gekauft habe musste ich einfach weitere haben.