Eddie Flynn is my new fav character and I cannot wait to read more of Steve’s books! This was my first Eddie Flynn novel and I am hooked on this series

This is the eighth book in the series, but can totally be read as a standalone, or out of order. I felt the author did an amazing job of writing this thriller with multiple POV between the good, the bad, and the evil characters

Ruby accidentally witnessed a murder on one of NYCs most elite streets. As a witness you would probably call 911 right? But not Ruby.. she has alternative motives and thinks she can use this to her advantage

When a surgeon is blamed for the murder, life on the infamous block is no longer safe. A cast of characters, both in and out of the law, are focused on keeping secrets buried deep..

Eddie Flynn, ex con turned lawyer is just the man you want on your defense team. He has connections and the right group of people working with him. But has he suddenly become the target of a hit man? Can he keep the threats at bay while trying to solve a murder and protect his innocent client?

While initially it felt like a slow burn, this book will quickly have you wanting more. What starts as one murder, turns into another, with secrets slowly uncovered, and ending you won’t believe!

Although this is part of a series, it worked well as a stand alone. It took me a bit to get into it but I would say by halfway I was invested and wanted to keep reading to find out what happened. It was suspenseful and entertaining and the ending tied everything together perfectly. This review is posted on Goodreads as well

Rating: 5/5 Stars
Pub Date: 3/25
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I love Eddie Flynn. There, I’ve said it. He is so unbelievably smart and cunning. I have read a few of the Eddie Flynn series and with each book I can never wait to see how he is going to get himself or his client out of whatever situation they got themselves into.
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These books are such fantastic court room drama / police procedural / thrillers. Fast paced right from the start told in multiple POVs with crazy wild plot twists, this book will have you flying through the pages and staying up way past your bedtime. You will fall in love with every character, the good and the bad.
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These books can be read as stand alone novels, as I had no problem following along this book, but some of the characters backstories will be explored in greater detail in other books. I really look forward to reading more of of this series and getting to know the characters history more.
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Steve Cavanagh is an author is will always read. His books are just so addicting. I highly highly highly recommend starting the Eddie Flynn series, and without a doubt read this one! This was such a joy to read! Huge thank you to NetGalley, Steve Cavanagh and Atria Books for the eARC in exchange for my honest review!

There’s just something about Cavanagh’s books that are so fun to read. Love the character of Eddie Flynn and his motley crew so much! And always so twisty.

Steve Cavanagh is officially an auto-buy author for me now, especially after reading Witness 8.

I seriously love his Eddie Flynn novels and need to go back to Steve’s backlist.

Witness 8 was another dark and deliciously twisty legal thriller featuring a cast of characters that I absolutely adored, and a few that were horrific.

Ex conman turned brilliant trial lawyer Eddie Flynn is hired to defend an innocent wealthy surgeon framed by their seemingly normal nanny Ruby. The tactics used by Eddie to defend his client are so off the wall but seemingly very effective and I enjoyed it all.

This is my 4th book of Steve’s, the 2nd in his Eddie Flynn series. So far I’ve loved them all.

*Thanks so much to partner Atria Books and to NetGalley for the gifted eARC!*

Even though this was the 8th book in the series, it truly could be a standalone. I loved the idea of the witness being the unreliable narrator, and her chapters in the book were truly wild. However, this book had a LOT going on (likely due to being 8 books into the series with a lot of past character development & issues built up).

Witness 8
by Steve Cavanagh
Pub Date: Mar 25 2025

Witness 8 is a riveting psychological thriller from master of twists, author: Steve Cavanagh from the Eddie Flynn series. A fantastic plot, great characters, lots of drama, everything you'd expect in a psychological thriller! Although this book is from a series, I had no problem reading it as a stand-a-lone.

Synopsis:

Something is wrong with Ruby Johnson. A former resident of the ultra-elite Manhattan upper class, Ruby now works as a maid in the type of houses she used to live in. Unassuming, she sees everyone’s dirty secrets from the inside of their beautiful, renovated brownstones. But when Ruby witnesses a murder, she has wicked plans in mind that don’t involve telling the authorities the truth.

Many thanks to #NetGalley #AtriaBooks for providing me with an E-ARC of this exciting thriller!

Witness 8 is a twisted, fast-paced, and suspenseful ride. Eddie Flynn is an interesting character who was once a con man and now practices law, only defending clients he believes are innocent. To make things even more complicated, Eddie offends the wrong group of corrupt players in the city and now has a bounty on his head. Eddie's current client, John Jackson, is accused of murder, and the odds are stacked against him because of a witness named Ruby who has an interesting story of her own. Fans of fast-paced crime and legal thrillers will enjoy this book.

Thank you, Atria Books and NetGalley, for my eARC of Witness 8 by Steve Cavanagh. All opinions expressed are solely my own.

I really enjoyed Witness 8 and although this was my first Eddie Flynn novel, it can be read as a standalone. I will say, it made me want to go back and catch up on the other 7 before this one.

My first Cavanagh novel, Kill for Me, Kill for You, made my staff picks display, and this one probably will make the cut as well.

The characters were so well written, the plot was engaging and interesting, and I love the twists that Cavanagh threw in. I enjoyed the multiple POVs, the action and suspense, and the wild ride we were taken on.

I highly recommend reading some of Cavanagh's work and if you're into thrillers, twists and turns, and hate-to-love characters, Witness 8 is for you.

I have heard great things about this author. I didn't know this was part of a series but I couldn't really tell. I thought the writing was brilliant. I loved the way he told this story.

I just love this series. I have always loved mystery series and this is becoming a new favourite for me. This author just does twists so well.

Steve Cavanagh is at it again! I am now an Eddie Flynn completist and each book delivers - blending high-stakes courtroom drama with relentless twists that keep you hooked until the final page.

In 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝟖, Eddie Flynn is back and working to free his newest client - the sole suspect in the murder of his neighbor. The story centers around a seemingly airtight case that unravels in unexpected ways, proving once again that nothing is as it seems in Cavanagh’s world.

I love a good courtroom legal thriller and Flynn is one of my favorite MC’s. He is a con man at heart and is always thinking two steps ahead in order to outwit his opponent - some of his antics are just brilliant! His methods are unpredictable and a lot of times questionable, yet they get results. The secondary characters are also compelling, with layers that reveal themselves as the story progresses and the pacing in this book is one that you are able to easily binge - and you will!

If you love clever legal thrillers packed with tension and deception, Witness 8 is well worth your time. And while this is a series, each book can be read as a standalone.

This is book #8 in the Eddie Flynn series, but I have never read any of the others and I feel that it can definitely be a standalone story. You may have gotten a bit more back story on some of the characters by reading the others, but it didn't affect my reading enjoyment at all. The story starts with the murder of a Manhattan socialite in her upscale neighborhood. The crime is witnessed by Ruby, a young woman who is a nanny and a cleaner for the wealthy couples on this particular street. She also sees where the killer dumps the gun and retrieves it. Ruby once lived on this same street as a child until her father gambles and drinks away their fortune and they lose their home. Now in possession of the gun and the identity of the killer, she comes up with a plot to blackmail two men from the neighborhood and also set up another. There is also a plotline involving Eddie, who has angered a NYC crime boss who puts out a hit on him. This brings in several out of town hitmen to take on the job. Cavanaugh has several story threads going all at once. It's a bit hard for the reader to keep it all straight at times, but trust in the author, he brings it all together masterfully in the end. This was such a fun ride and I loved seeing how it all unfolded. I will definitely be checking out more of this series in the future.

Thank you to @netgalley and @atriabooks for this gifted copy. This one just published on March 25, so it's available now. If you like a good thriller with a side of police procedural and courtroom drama, then give this one a try. Don't let the series part deter you.

Like all of Cavanagh’s books I’ve read, Witness 8 had me hooked and kept me reading through the last page. Eddie Flynn is a fantastic character, and I always like reading about his clever, non-traditional methods of solving crimes. This book did seem to have a lot going on, but I’ll continue to read anything Cavanagh writes, and this has me wanting to go back and start the Eddie Flynn series from the beginning.

꥟𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝟴꥟
𝔩𝔢𝔤𝔞𝔩 𝔱𝔥𝔯𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔢𝔯
🗓️𝙿𝚞𝚋 𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚎: 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝟸𝟻, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻
🤩𝕄𝕪 𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘: 𝟜.𝟝 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕤! ★★★★✮ ʳᵒᵘⁿᵈⁱⁿᵍ 🆙

🤏𝚃𝚎𝚎𝚗𝚢 𝚝𝚒𝚍𝚋𝚒𝚝...What if the witness is more twisted than the killer?

⚖️𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚊𝚢...A blast!! 🎉I mean wow! This one was action packed! 🙌I absolutely loved KFMKFY so I knew I had to read this newest book of Cavanagh. This is the 8th one in the Eddie Flynn series..however was my first so know you can read as a standalone. I really want to read more as Eddie Flynn was really something, I tell ya. 🙃 I love when rich people behave like feral animals 🤣& you get that with this book! This one has been out in the world just one day & it already has lots of hype, but it’s truly well deserved 👏🤩

3.5 stars rounded up ! It took awhile for me to get into this one . The MANY characters were difficult to keep track of . I did enjoy that many had layers of deceipt/good,

if you're looking for a fun, action-packed crime novel, then i highly recommend giving the latest eddie flynn book a shot. i haven't had a chance to read the first seven (!!!) books in the series, so i was pretty concerned that i would be in way over my head with this one. thankfully, cavanagh wrote the narrative in such a way that it was easy to follow, even for those of us new to the quick-witted hijinx of his title con-man-turned-defense-attorney.

the only real downside for me was the sheer amount of characters to keep track of. i'm sure this is my fault — if i had read the previous books, i would have had the time and context to meet and remember a lot of the previously introduced cast. that said, i'm also fairly certain that there didn't need to be something like 9 or 10 POV characters either. i didn't figure out the big reveals in this one (again, too busy trying to remember who was who), but i also wasn't shocked when they happened. i didn't really mind, though, since this one was a genuine amount of fun to get through.
 
thanks to atria for the digital copy of this book on netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Witness 8 by Steve Cavanagh is the eighth book of the Eddie Flynn series which is an action packed crime thriller.

Now I need to go back and start from book one in this series because not only is attorney Flynn a genius, the thriller was so captivating, I didn’t want it to end.

This is a fast paced mystery that is so vividly described, I felt like I was watching a case on tv where I waited until it’s over to finally go to the bathroom. My brain was hard at work as I tried to figure out the cliffhangers and just when I thought I had it, I was proven wrong.

All those twists and turns holds proof that Cavanagh can do no wrong. Read it today!📚

Wow this was so well written! This book was so much different from other thrillers I've read, but I a loved it! It was super addicting and the ending had my jaw on the floor!

It took me a little bit to get into this book, but wow. The characters were all described so clearly you could see their images jumping off the pages. The action was non-stop. I hadn't read any other books in this series, and it didn't seem to cause any issues while reading this one. This was definitely a good book, with an ending I didn't see coming.

I didn’t know that this was eighth in a series, and if you’re familiar with the characters already, I think it will be a great installment! Going in blind to the series, I found the mystery compelling and twisty, though I didn’t connect to the characters enough.