The Devil's Advocate: The Sunday Times Bestseller (Eddie Flynn Series)

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This is Steve Cavanagh at his best😌(not me saying this every time he releases a new book BUT ITS TRUE!) I can always trust on Steve to bring something new and unique with his new releases everytime. Steve is one of my favourite all-time authors and probably at the top of my list when it comes to mystery/crime thriller genre. There’s just something about the way he writes, his wit, his delivery which makes me wanna worship the ground he walks on. Books can change minds, equip us, empower us though. Sadly, Cavanaugh stepped out of his lane (visiting Alabama only, since he lives in Ireland) & chose to take the easy way out & write to caricatures. I really couldn't be more disappointed. Honestly, I found this guy very interesting. His obsession with death penalties, his aura, the way he didn’t get off by physically killing people but by killing with his legal power really made me wonder and want to know more about him. He has had a tragic past which makes sense but I’m glad what happened to him later cause he had it coming. the only solace offered is experiencing eddie flynn & team masterfully dominate the courtroom. all of the little traps they laid along the way for the prosecution, the key evidence so expertly gathered and presented, and just knowing they are most likely two steps ahead is so satisfying. getting to see real justice served is such a much needed relief - i just wish it had happened sooner than the 70% mark. In this instalment of the excellent series Eddie and his team take on Randall Korn, the DA of Sunville Co, Alabama. Korn is a killer using his office as cover as he’s sent more people to their deaths than any other DA. Andy Dubois is arrested by sheriff Colt Lomax for the murder of popular Skylar Edwards, the town is out for revenge and Andy has little hope of a fair trial. Shadowy government fixer Alexander Berlin persuade Eddie to take the case when Andy‘s lawyer disappears. The team are about as welcome as Typhoid Mary. Can the “cavalry“ save Andy?

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 weren’t guilty. Kudos, Mr. Cavanagh, for another great piece. A crowded genre, for sure, but your storytelling abilities help you stand out in the crowd! When you see something that is not right, not just, not fair, you have a moral obligation to say something.”I enjoyed getting to know more of Eddie's team in this one, Kate and Bloch, and of course I love Judge Harry. I did want more court room time and more of Eddie's legal maneuvering.

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. Skylar Edwards, a promising young woman, has been brutally murdered and her co-worker Andy Dubois is accused of the crime. It doesn't seem to matter that his confession was coerced or that there are questionable witnesses. The evidence against Andy seems a bit too convenient but is tough to overcome. DA Randal Korn feels he has another death row sentence all sown up. How can Andy get a fair trial when everyone is convinced that he's guilty?With The Devil’s Advocate, we’ve reached book six in Steve Cavanagh’s highly acclaimed series featuring New York-based con man-turned-attorney Eddie Flynn. And hold onto your hats folks, because this time Eddie has left the Big Apple behind! Skylar Edwards is found murdered and Andy Dubois is arrested for her murder. The DA for the County has the highest death penalty convictions in America.....because he gets a thrill from watching people be executed. He doesn't care if they are innocent, infact he will bribe everyone and anyone to lie and tamper with evidence to make sure he gets a guilty verdict!! Can Eddie and his team save Andy Dubois? So Eddie and his friend and mentor, former judge Harry Forbes (who now works as a consultant on Eddie’s cases), head to Alabama. It is clear from the start that they are most unwelcome in the town. Neither of the hotels, which have vacancy signs lit, will give them a room. Everyone in the town is convinced of Andy’s guilt. The next day Eddie’s law partner, Kate Brooks, and their investigator, former police officer Bloch, arrive in town. At least they manage to swing some rooms for them.

Korn had an unusual distaste for human life in general. He told himself it didn’t really matter what color his victims were. They all screamed and died the same. Yet, the underlying racism of authority in the South was ever present. He’d seen it his whole career. But this was the first time he’d heard it spoken aloud in a more public conversation. This wasn’t a whispered discussion among two conspirators. It was out in the open now. The silence which followed the statement was not uncomfortable. If anything, it felt natural for it to come out in the open now, in these times.”But great as he is, Eddie doesn’t work alone and the whole team join him on his excursion. Whilst Harry and Kate are great characters who really hold their own in very testing circumstances, for me Bloch was a bit of a revelation in this book. She might be quiet but she’s still commands attention and her stillness is almost unnerving. It’s nice to see a really strong, but still slightly emotional, female character portrayed so well, and her no-nonsense nature adds a layer of quiet strength to the team. Definitely someone you want on your side.