Sting Like A Butterfly

by Paul Coggins

King of the courtroom, Cash McCahill, has been framed. Ace criminal attorney Cash McCahill makes two potentially fatal mistakes. First, he agrees to represent a cartel kingpin, who lays down an ultimatum of win or else. Not even an acquittal will save Cash if his second mistake surfaces. His affair with the client’s wife turns him into the perfect pawn to take a fall for the cartel. Falsely convicted of jury tampering, he must survive a prison teeming with enemies and navigate the more dangerous world on the outside in order to clear his name, regain his law license, and return to his only real home—the courtroom.

244 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 17, 2020

About the author

Paul Coggins is a nationally recognized criminal defense attorney, whose clients have included high-ranking politicians, Fortune 500 executives, professional athletes, nonprofit organizations, and government bodies. He is the former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas and is currently the president of the National Association of Former U.S. Attorneys.

He is a Rhodes Scholar, a former host of a popular radio call in show, a frequent commentator for the media, and a contributor of articles to numerous newspapers and magazines. He serves on a number of nonprofit boards of directors, including Dallas CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates as a trustee emeriti), the Dallas Film Society (board of directors), and the Texas Book Festival (advisory board of directors).



He has previously written the mystery thriller "The Lady is the Tiger," and co-authored a book about college athletics with former U.S. Congressman Tom McMillen: "Out of Bounds."



He resides with his wife Regina in Dallas, Texas.

Reviews

[Michael Lowenberg · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is absolutely, definitely, certainly, a must-read for anyone who lives in or around Dallas (or anywhere in Texas) or has ever been anywhere near a courthouse - Especially during our long pandemic shut-in, Sting Like A Butterfly should be prescribed (by the WHO and the CDC and the FDA and probably also by the DEA and the DOJ) for everyone, no matter where in the US you reside, who needs to escape into a world of clever and compelling dialogue (redolent of Elmore Leonard) and absorbing story-telling. Buy it; read it; enjoy it.....

[Richard Stark · Rating 5 out of 5]

What would you get if you put a hard-boiled crime novel by someone like Jim Thompson, Cornell Woolrich, Richard Stark, or Mickey Spillane in a pressure cooker and blasted it on high for a few days? Something like this, I think.

[Toby Galloway · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn't put this one down. Relentless pacing, suspense, crackling dialogue, and entertaining courtroom scenes. And this book introduces a great new character in the form of lawyer and anti-hero Cash McCahill. I hope this becomes a series, as I would love to read about Cash's future hijinks.

Highly recommended for fans of lurid crime fiction and legal thrillers leavened by a hearty dose of hilarity. Also, if you practice law in or around Dallas, this is probably a must read.

Full disclosure: Paul Coggins is an incredible lawyer and, I'm proud to say, a friend. Now I know that he is also a truly gifted writer and storyteller. Even though I started out with high hopes, this book exceeded all expectations. Five stars, but only because the scale goes no higher.

[Jan Norris · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a page turner about a criminal defense lawyer, set in Dallas.

[Jillian · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book a lot. I hope there are more books to come in the Cash McCahill saga!