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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: 4.17 · 657,138 ratings · 75,362 reviews · 26 distinct works • Similar authors

	Kill for Me, Kill for You 4.12 avg rating — 220,861 ratings — published 2023 — 39 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 — 131,207 ratings — published 2018 — 5 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
	Fifty-Fifty (Eddie Flynn, #5) 4.26 avg rating — 65,158 ratings — published 2020 — 52 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) 4.01 avg rating — 58,697 ratings — published 2015 — 71 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) 4.27 avg rating — 36,082 ratings — published 2016 — 59 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) 4.32 avg rating — 28,198 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Witness 8 (Eddie Flynn, #8) 4.11 avg rating — 25,451 ratings — published 2024 — 20 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 — 19,652 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
	The Liar (Eddie Flynn, #3) 4.29 avg rating — 20,056 ratings — published 2017 — 36 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
	Two Kinds of Stranger (Eddie Flynn, #9) 4.34 avg rating — 18,598 ratings — published 2025 — 16 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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UK TOUR AND EDDIE FLYNN 10

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As you can see, I’ll be out and about this summer talking about Eddie Flynn, books, and other random but nonetheless amusing nonsense (regular attendees at my events can confirm this).

We have added a date on Saturday at Linghams Heswall, and there are two extra dates that are not on the poster and that’s the Eason event in Dublin and the Belfast event at No A

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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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“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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“People believe what they can see. As long as you control their view, you control their mind.”
― Steve Cavanagh, The Plea

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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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