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Steve Cavanagh

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Steve Cavanagh is a critically acclaimed, Sunday Times best-selling author of the Eddie Flynn series which has sold a million copies in the UK. His third novel, The Liar, won the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the year 2018. Thirteen won the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime novel of the year 2019. FIFTY FIFTY was a Richard and Judy Book club choice, and the BBC Between The Covers book club choice. All of his novels have been nominated for major awards. He is a consistent International bestseller.

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Average rating: 4.18 · 532,072 ratings · 61,583 reviews · 32 distinct works • Similar authors

	Kill for Me, Kill for You 4.13 avg rating — 179,890 ratings — published 2023 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Th1rt3en (Eddie Flynn, #4) 4.20 avg rating — 114,093 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fifty-Fifty (Eddie Flynn, #5) 4.28 avg rating — 54,281 ratings — published 2020 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Defense (Eddie Flynn, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 48,306 ratings — published 2015 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Plea (Eddie Flynn, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 30,187 ratings — published 2015 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Devil's Advocate (Eddie Flynn, #6) 4.34 avg rating — 22,269 ratings — published 2021 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Witness 8 (Eddie Flynn #8) 4.12 avg rating — 19,321 ratings — published 2024 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Liar (Eddie Flynn, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 17,116 ratings — published 2017 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Accomplice (Eddie Flynn, #7) 4.42 avg rating — 16,457 ratings — published 2022 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twisted 3.91 avg rating — 16,378 ratings — published 2019 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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New Books, Pre-order signed copies, and more for 2026...

Hi folks,

It’s been a while.

I hope you’re all well.

The main reason I haven’t been sending out these updates is that my head has been fully immersed in a new book. A new Eddie Flynn, in fact. More about that a little later. I do want to give everyone a quick overview of what is happening so far this year, some early hints as to where I will be doing events and what new books you can expect from m

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Steve Cavanagh wrote a new blog post New Books, Pre-order signed copies, and more for 2026... Hi folks, It’s been a while. I hope you’re all well. The main reason I haven’t been sending out these updates is that my head has been fully immersed Read more of this blog post »
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Quotes by Steve Cavanagh (?)

“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.”
― Steve Cavanagh, Thirteen

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“The truth has no place in a courtroom. The only thing that matters is what the prosecution can prove.”
― Steve Cavanagh, The Defence

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“Mourning is sometimes a dull ache that won’t leave, and other times it’s like pricking your finger on a needle hidden in a shopping bag.”
― Steve Cavanagh, Kill for Me Kill for You

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Voting for October 2019 - a book with a one-word title

Dissolution by C.J. Sansom

6 votes, 18.8%

Hangman by Jack Heath

5 votes, 15.6%

Twisted by Steve Cavanagh

5 votes, 15.6%

Borderlands by Brian McGilloway

3 votes, 9.4%

Blink by K.L. Slater

3 votes, 9.4%

Fearless by Fiona Higgins

3 votes, 9.4%

Lapse by Sarah Thornton

2 votes, 6.3%

Garnethill by Denise Mina

2 votes, 6.3%

Buried by C.J. Carmichael

1 vote, 3.1%

Bloodstream by Tess Gerritsen

1 vote, 3.1%

Snare by Lilja Sigurðardóttir

1 vote, 3.1%

Mercy by Jussi Adler-Olsen

0 votes, 0.0%

Terrified by Kevin O'Brien

0 votes, 0.0%

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