Genres: Fiction, Thrillers, Crime, Suspense, Legal, Political, Psychological, Domestic, Mystery & Detective, International Mystery & Crime There is lots more that I could say, but it would be even more spoilerish. So I’ll leave it and sum up now. Minor points, yet have to be said When David Child, a major client of a corrupt New York law firm, is arrested for murder, the FBI ask con-artist-turned-lawyer Eddie Flynn to secure Child as his client and force him to testify against the firm. In her second novel, Harriet Tyce takes the elements that made her debut, Blood Orange, so compelling and reworks them to tell another gripping tale. Her protagonist, Sadie, is again a criminal barrister and a mother; this time around, however, she’s trying to return to work after a long absence, while also settle her 10-year-old daughter in a new and terrifyingly competitive London school. Sadie left her husband in America for unspecified nefarious reasons and she’s returned reluctantly to the London home of her late mother, a cruel, controlling woman who has ensured the house is full of poisoned memories. Her daughter, Robin, is struggling to get anyone to talk to her at the exclusive Ashams school, while the mothers at the gate are equally unfriendly to Sadie. As she digs into work – she’s defending a teacher accused of grooming a female pupil – she starts to realise their new home might not be as safe as she’d hoped. An insightful look at the realities of motherhood and work, and competitive parenting, this is gratifyingly sinister. Stone Cold Trouble

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The second point would be how likely would it be that a moral compass would win the day? Though satisfying it was to have the two defence lawyers meet up and thrash out the evidence and theories, I’m not entirely sure if that is legal or realistic. However because both Kate and Eddie are such reasonable people, I’m going to let it slide. Nonetheless, he still went on to practice civil rights law and even became part of a number of high profile cases. I could sympathize with her when she was poorly treated by her boss. I could sympathize with her when she was joked around by her male colleagues. When Eddie meets Child he's convinced the man is innocent, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. With the FBI putting pressure on him to secure the plea, Eddie must find a way to prove Child's innocence while keeping his wife out of danger - not just from the FBI, but from the firm itself.All the evidence points to Robert's guilt, but as the trial begins a series of sinister incidents in the court room start to raise doubts in Eddie's mind. The only problem is that the reporter is being protected by a guy named John Milton—perhaps the one man on the planet that is deadlier than him. Alexandra Avellino has just found her father's mutilated body, and needs the police right away. She believes her sister killed him, and that she is still in the house with a knife. His promise however doesn’t last for long, as his ten-year-old daughter is abducted by the leader of the Russian mafia in New York City, who is on trial for murder. When Eddie isn’t fully convinced by their approach, the FBI turns to arm twisting, presenting Eddie with implicating files on his wife.

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Having gone through the agony of losing a daughter, Eddie Flynn is determined to rescue Caroline and return her to her family safely. She is not only convinced that her sister murdered him, but also believes that she has the murder weapon and has not yet left the house. The former mayor of NYC, Frank Avellino is brutally murdered at his house. His two daughters, Alexandra Avellino and Sofia Avellino were present at the scene. Now on trial for murder, they both accuse each other. Which sister is the murderer? Reading clients and reading juries was my bag. This case wasn’t normal. There was nothing remotely normal about it. This was the first verdict that I couldn’t call. I was too close to it. In my mind, it was an even split. The verdict may as well come down to a coin toss. A fifty- fifty. Eddie Flynn The SistersConvinced that he cannot in any way count on the police, Leonard turns to the one person he believes will help rescue her daughter.