Eddie Flynn Books in Order

The Eddie Flynn novels follow a New York defense attorney who never quite left his past behind. Eddie grew up hustling on the streets and worked as a con artist before he passed the bar, and he treats every trial like the biggest scam of his life — only now he’s trying to con the system into doing the right thing.

Across the series, Steve Cavanagh blends heist energy with courtroom drama. The books are fast, voice‑driven thrillers, told largely from Eddie’s point of view as he juggles impossible cases, a fragile law practice, and the fallout from his drinking, his broken marriage and his love for his daughter, Amy.

In The Defence he’s dragged back into court when a Russian mob boss straps a bomb to his body and kidnaps Amy, forcing Eddie to win an unwinnable case. The Plea throws him between the FBI and a corrupt global law firm as he tries to clear a tech billionaire without letting his estranged wife go to prison. In The Liar, a ransom drop for an old friend’s kidnapped daughter explodes into a murder charge and a tangle of old secrets Eddie can’t walk away from.

Thirteen is the breakout, high‑concept entry: a celebrity murder trial where the real killer has engineered his way onto the jury. Later books raise the stakes in different directions. Fifty-Fifty traps Eddie between two sisters who each accuse the other of murdering their father. The Devil’s Advocate moves the action to a deeply prejudiced Alabama county obsessed with the death penalty, while The Accomplice pits the team against a calculating serial killer known as the Sandman.

Along the way, Eddie builds a small, loyal crew. Former judge Harry Ford acts as mentor and conscience; investigator Bloch and ex‑fed Gabriel Lake handle the dangerous legwork; lawyer Kate Brooks gradually becomes his equal in court. Their banter and bruised loyalty ground the fireworks and give the series a found‑family feel.

These are not quiet puzzle mysteries. Expect big set pieces, sharp cross‑examinations, and reversals that lean on misdirection rather than obscure legal technicalities. Underneath the twists, the books keep circling the same questions: what justice looks like for ordinary people, how far you can bend the rules for a client you believe in, and whether a man with Eddie’s past can stay on the right side of the line.

Each novel works as a standalone thriller, so you can safely start with Thirteen, Fifty-Fifty or The Accomplice and then circle back to the beginning. Reading in order lets you watch Eddie’s relationships, scars and victories stack up, turning a run of big cases into one long, scrappy fight against the kind of power that rarely sees the inside of a cell.