THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE

STEVE CAVANAGH

The Devil's Advocate, by highly talented and veteran writer Steve Cavanagh, again shows why he is at the top of the legal thriller game. This time out, lawyer Eddie Flynn heads south to defend the stereotypical, but actual, young black person accused of killing a white woman. Although the racist trope is played to its fullest, it cannot be ignored, and Cavanagh does a superb job of making readers think back to the classic book and now play To Kill a Mockingbird. The story is unpredictable, and the reader is pulled along at a fast clip. I recommend grabbing The Devil's Advocate by the throat until finishing the last page while hoping for more from writer Cavanagh.