Steve Cavanagh

'911 what's your emergency?' 'My dad's dead. My sister Sofia killed him. She's still in the house. Please send help.' 'My dad's dead. My sister Alexandra killed him. She's still in the house. Please send help.' One of them is a liar and a killer. But which one? Your favourite authors LOVE Fifty-Fifty, the follow-up to the bestselling novel Thirteen: 'A terrific writer. He has talent to burn.' Don Winslow 'Trust me - it will keep you guessing until the very end.' Ian Rankin 'Unpredictable, daring and completely compelling. Top notch writing.' Alex North 'Very clever, darkly funny, moving, fast-paced.' Jane Casey 'Steve Cavanagh writes the best hooks in the business' Mick Herron 'Absolutely brilliant. Addictive, clever, pacy. Eddie Flynn is one of my heroes.' Jo Spain 'Intelligent, sophisticated and tense.' Mari Hannah

'This guy is the real deal. Trust me.' LEE CHILD 'Top notch thrills and courtroom drama' SHARI LAPENA 'Steve Cavanagh's twists hit you between the eyes. You never see them coming' ANTHONY HOROWITZ Daniel Miller murdered fourteen people before he vanished. His wife, Carrie, now faces trial as his accomplice. The FBI, the District Attorney, the media and everyone in America believe she knew and helped cover up her husband's crimes. Eddie Flynn won't take a case unless his client is innocent. Now, he has to prove to a jury, and the entire world, that Carrie Miller didn't know her husband's dark side. But so far, Eddie and his team are the only ones who believe that she had no part in the murders. With his wife on trial, Daniel Miller is forced to come out of hiding to save her from a life sentence. He will kill to protect her and everyone involved in the case is a target. Even Eddie Flynn... Praise for the award-winning, Sunday Times bestseller Steve Cavanagh: 'The ultimate treat for crime fiction fans' JANICE HALLETT 'Steve Cavanagh's twists hit you between the eyes. You never see them coming' ANTHONY HOROWITZ 'A gripping, twisty thriller' IAN RANKIN 'This guy is the real deal. Trust me' LEE CHILD 'Steve Cavanagh writes the best hooks in the business' MICK HERRON 'The real magic is in Steve Cavanagh's hypnotic storytelling power' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Cavanagh is a genius' EVENING STANDARD 'A great author' MARTINA COLE

"Puts the 'thrill' back in 'legal thriller.' Non-stop action, unexpected and totally cool plot twists, a sympathetic genius of a con-man/attorney, and a clock that never ever ever stops tickingE"--"New York Times"-bestselling author John Lescroart. Tall Premium Edition.ron Books.

This high-octane legal thriller from the internationally bestselling author of Kill for Me, Kill for You will "make your palms sweat and your blood run cold" (The Times, London) as it follows a highly successful lawyer who is hiding a deadly secret. He's won every trial…because he's behind every murder. Ambitious District Attorney Randal Korn lives to watch prisoners executed. Even if they are not guilty. An innocent man, Andy Dubois, faces the death penalty for the murder of young girl. Korn has already fixed things to make sure he wins a fast conviction. The one thing Korn didn't count on was Eddie Flynn. Slick, street smart, and cunning, the former con artist and now New York lawyer has only seven days to save an innocent man against a corrupt system and find the real killer. In a week the judge will read the verdict, but will Eddie be alive to hear it?

'Plotting that takes the breath away' IAN RANKIN 'A fantastic thriller writer' MARK BILLINGHAM 'Steve Cavanagh's twists hit you between the eyes. You never see them coming' ANTHONY HOROWITZ A GIRL IS MISSING. SOMEONE IS LYING. WHO IS DEADLIER... Leonard Howell's worst nightmare has come true: his daughter Caroline has been kidnapped. Not content with relying on the cops, Howell calls the only man he trusts to get her back....THE MAN WHO KNOWS THE TRUTH... Eddie Flynn knows what it's like to lose a daughter and vows to bring Caroline home safe. Once a con artist, now a hotshot criminal attorney, Flynn is no stranger to the shady New York underworld....OR THE ONE WHO BELIEVES A LIE? However, as he steps back into his old life, Flynn realizes that the rules of game have changed - and that he is being played. But who is pulling the strings? And is anyone in this twisted case telling the truth...? A missing girl, a desperate father and a case that threatens to destroy everyone involved... Praise for the award-winning, Sunday Times bestseller Steve Cavanagh: 'This guy is the real deal. Trust me' LEE CHILD 'The ultimate treat for crime fiction fans' JANICE HALLETT 'Steve Cavanagh writes the best hooks in the business' MICK HERRON 'The real magic is in Steve Cavanagh's hypnotic storytelling power' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Cavanagh is a genius' EVENING STANDARD 'A great author' MARTINA COLE

Your client is innocent. Your wife is guilty. Who would you fight for? * 'Quite simply, THE PLEA is one of the most purely entertaining books you'll read this year' John Connolly 'A gripping thriller' Ian Rankin * 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 persuade him to testify against the firm. Eddie is not someone who is easily coerced, but when the FBI reveal that they have incriminating files on his wife, he knows he has no choice. But Eddie is convinced the man is innocent, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. With the FBI putting pressure on him to secure the deal, Eddie must find a way to prove his client's innocence. But the stakes are high - his wife is in danger. And not just from the FBI... * Praise for race-against-time legal thriller writer, Steve Cavanagh: 'A fantastic thriller writer' Mark Billingham 'Cavanagh stands head and shoulders above the competition, with his skilfully plotted, action-packed and big-hearted Eddie Flynn novels... highly intelligent, twist-laden and absolutely unputdownable' Eva Dolan, author of the critically acclaimed Tell No Tales 'What a thriller! Breathlessly brilliant and fiendishly clever' Miranda Dickinson 'A cleverly constructed legal thriller combined with a classic locked-room mystery. Eddie Flynn is fast becoming one of my favourite fictional heroes and Cavanagh one of my favourite thriller writers.' S.J.I. Holliday, author of Black Wood 'Raymond Chandler could have created Eddie Flynn. THE PLEA is Phillip Marlowe and Michael Connolly's Mickey Haller combined, with a bit of Jim Thompson's THE GRIFTERS thrown in. A superb read with a main character destined to be one of the most talked about in crime fiction.' Howard Linskey, author of The Search * If you like John Grisham, Lee Child and Michael Connelly, you will LOVE the gripping and twisty Eddie Flynn series: 1. The Defence 2. The Plea 3. The Liar 4. Thirteen * Each Eddie Flynn thriller can be read as a standalone or in series order *

Thirteen is the legal thriller Lee Child, Michael Connelly, and Ruth Ware are raving about and readers can't put down. "Outstanding - an intriguing premise, a tense, gripping build-up, and a spectacular climax. This guy is the real deal. Trust me." -Lee Child "A dead bang BEAST of a book that expertly combines Cavanagh's authority on the law with an absolutely great thrill ride. Books this ingenious don't come along very often." -Michael Connelly It's the murder trial of the century. And Joshua Kane has killed to get the best seat in the house - and to be sure the wrong man goes down for the crime. Because this time, the killer isn't on trial. He's on the jury. But there's someone on his tail. Former-conman-turned-criminal-defense-attorney Eddie Flynn doesn't believe that his movie-star client killed two people. He suspects that the real killer is closer than they think - but who would guess just how close? "A brilliant, twisty, ingeniously constructed puzzle of a book. Steve Cavanagh pulls off an enviable premise with panache." -Ruth Ware

'Steve Cavanagh's twists hit you between the eyes. You never see them coming' ANTHONY HOROWITZ 'This guy is the real deal. Trust me' LEE CHILD 'An absolute page turner' SHARI LAPENA 'A fantastic thriller writer' MARK BILLINGHAM Elly Parker had everything. Perfect husband. Perfect apartment. Perfect friends and the perfect job. As an internet celebrity - famed for her random acts of kindness - everyone knew it. So when a betrayal causes her to lose it all, millions of people are watching. But even at her lowest, Elly will always help someone in need. Which makes her the perfect target for a sadistic game. Because as she soon learns, you can never trust a stranger - and a seemingly random encounter plunges her into a nightmare worse than she ever imagined. The only person she can turn to is conman turned trial lawyer Eddie Flynn, who must take on a case where nothing is what it seems. With the most cruelly ingenious mind manipulating events from the shadows, everyone is in danger - including Eddie and his family. 'Twists and turns galore. Not to be missed.' DAILY MAIL 'Steve Cavanagh is known for his twisty, baroque plotting, but seems to have surpassed himself here...ingenious' SUNDAY TIMES, BEST THRILLERS OF 2025 'This crime thriller is fast and relentless and the plot throws some real shockers. Fill your lungs before you start - you're in for a breathless ride' THE SUN 'Cavanagh writes some of the best legal thrillers in the business with killers plots....sleep-stealingly brilliant' DAILY MIRROR The award-winning, Sunday Times Top Five bestseller returns with a brand new thriller featuring the unforgettable Eddie Flynn. Praise for Steve Cavanagh: 'Unputdownable' ALEX MICHAELIDES 'Will keep you guessing until the very end' IAN RANKIN 'The ultimate treat for crime fiction fans' JANICE HALLETT 'Books this ingenious don't come along very often' MICHAEL CONNELLY 'An absolute humdinger of a thriller - fiendishly clever and totally compelling' TM LOGAN 'Gripping' THE SUN 'If you read the first eight pages you'll be hooked' THE TIMES 'The real magic is in Steve Cavanagh's hypnotic storytelling power' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Cavanagh is a genius... page-turning stuff' EVENING STANDARD 'A masterclass in misdirection' THE GUARDIAN

Elly Parker had everything. Perfect husband. Perfect apartment. Perfect friends and the perfect job. As an internet celebrity - famed for her random acts of kindness - everyone knew it. So when a betrayal causes her to lose it all, millions of people are watching. But even at her lowest, Elly will always help someone in need. Which makes her the perfect target for a sadistic game. Because as she soon learns, you can never trust a stranger - and a seemingly random encounter plunges her into a nightmare worse than she ever imagined. The only person she can turn to is conman turned trial lawyer Eddie Flynn, who must take on a case where nothing is what it seems. With the most cruelly ingenious mind manipulating events from the shadows, everyone is in danger - including Eddie and his family.