The Defence (Eddie Flynn, #1)

by Steve Cavanagh

“If you so much as touch her…”

I really hate this cliche line - THEY ALREADY HAVE

He trailed off deliberately, pretending to search for the right words, letting my imagination build me a nightmare. My whole body tensed, as if preparing to repel a physical attack. I felt adrenaline washing my system with rage.

Volchek’s movements were slow and graceful, like a big cat sitting in the long grass, stalking its prey; his intellect was primal, instinctual—almost feral.

“Good,” said Arturas. “Go now and wait for me in lobby after you get through security.” “You mean if I get through.” “Should I make your daughter pray for you?” said Volchek.

Ooof brutal

It was all going to be over in a heartbeat, thanks to a walking doughnut shop

Is he talking about the fat guard LOOOOL

Four large arched windows on the left-hand wall revealed a familiar skyline. The marble floor seemed to sip at the pale morning sun.

Bow ties spell danger to trial lawyers; no one is more strident in their views than a man in a bow tie.

Loopppool

Christine often worried about how serious our daughter could be; I hadn’t listened. I thought Amy was just more mature than most girls her age and that she had an adult’s intelligent curiosity.

This description skeeves me out

You don’t need a bomb to win this case. You’ve already got one—I’m the bomb.”

Looooool

“I want to talk to my daughter,” I said. “I will rape and kill your daughter if you ask that question again,” said Arturas.

What the ever living fuck

According to that ratio, I should have been standing beside Volchek with my hand on his ass.

Teehee

Say, some of the guys are ordering pizza later. You want I could send you up a couple slices?”

I am so scared somthing is going to happen to Barry!

postmortem leakage.

What a grim phrase

in alcohol rehab,

Lool just say rehab

I’d never tried to hold on to something with my face before.

LoOl he has no personality but some of these lines make me giggle

The truth has no place in a courtroom. The only thing that matters is what the prosecution can prove.

fat

Okay sir we get it, you're a jerk

Perry Lake,

I like this name!

“You’re not touching me and you’re not touching these bags. I got four million reasons in here to hurt you and your boyfriend here, Rudolph. And if I walk out, Jimmy’s going to want to know which asshole made me walk. I’ll tell him it was the cute one. Now let me through, gorgeous, or I’ll give you a kiss you won’t wake up from.”

Where has this personality been this whole time???

“Not to mention dangerous,” I said.

LOOOL this is what you protest???

I would not make the same mistake again. Guys like Berkley, Volchek, and Arturas had to be stopped or they would go on destroying lives.

Doesn't that mean you should be a prosecutor instead??

The muscular Hudson

What does that mean?

Kennedy knelt and put a hand on one bag, and as he did so, I saw water trickling from the zipper. I knew that bodies found in lakes or rivers were usually bagged in the water, to preserve whatever evidence was around them. Sometimes that evidence helped with the cause or time of death.

Interesting! I didn't know that

Second, I had opened both vehicles. My fingerprints would be on the door handles,

Really? You couldn't wrap your sleeve around your hand beforehand?

What had helped me spot the false bottom was that I’d just seen an identical Samsonite, so I already had a strong visual clue as to the true volume of the case.

This book is so heavy handed at times my god

“Arturas, calm down. The lawyer is trying here. He might pull this off, and we won’t have to…well, you know. Give him a break, for now,” said Volchek.

I think Arturas is scheming AGAINST Volchek

A trial lawyer can dance through the evidence and entertain the jury and still get his client convicted in a heartbeat for any number of reasons. Even the best trial lawyer can be undone by a really good suit. If I showed up to trial in Armani, my client might as well just fire me and call the public defender.

The trick was to be quick and devastating and therefore memorable.

In cross-examination there is no “would you?” or “can you?” Everything, absolutely everything, should be a statement, not a question. They say good lawyers never ask a question unless they already know the answer. This is true, but it’s not because lawyers have any greater knowledge than anyone else. It’s because we give you the answer we want in the question.

“And Arturas told you it was just the one photograph, the photograph Mario took in the Sirocco Club?”

Volchek didn't say it was at the club!

Cards on the table, Olek; I tried to double-cross you.

Omfg

“She’s damn good,” said Volchek. “She’s toast in twelve questions,” I said.

Okay daddyyyyytyt eesh why is this sexy? Who would play this guy in a movie? Hmmm