Ali Karim was a Board Member of Bouchercon [The World Crime & Mystery Convention] and co-chaired programming for Bouchercon Raleigh, North Carolina in 2015. He is Assistant Editor of Shots eZine, British correspondent for The Rap Sheet and writes and reviews for many US magazines & Ezines.
It takes rare literary skill in producing a courtroom drama that is as compelling and thrilling as a car chase, yet remaining deeply thought-provoking.
This latest episode in the life of weird-lawyer Eddie Flynn should come with a warning because it will deprive the reader of a night’s sleep, such is the compelling nature of the narrative.
Flynn and his team leave New York, heading to America’s Deep South. Flynn’s task is to defend a man, Andy Dubois accused of the unspeakable murder of a student. It appears that Dubois’ original advocate, Warren has vanished and all around there is danger. The District Attorney, the Pastor, the Sheriff and their agents of evil are straited throughout all the societal ramparts of Buckstown, Alabama. And so, begins this tale of High Noon, gunplay and the shadows of that Bad Day at Black Rock.
Novels of this intensity are not created in a vacuum, because they reflect and warn readers that the evils of the past, lay dormant and that it’s the job of good people to confront the bad people in our midst.
The acknowledgements help explain how the fictional and the real co-exist outside of the vacuum of existence. Cavanagh’s latest work does not require a book mark, however it’s worth investing in leather gloves to prevent papercuts on your fingers as the pages turn with increasing velocity as the dénouement approaches.
