The Devils Advocate is the 6th book in the Eddie Flynn series, and in this installment, Eddie is asked by a shadowy government figure to travel to Alabama to defend a Black man who faces the death penalty in the killing of a young white woman. He’ll be facing off against a district attorney who has sent more defendants to Death Row than any other DA in the country. But Eddie is walking into a maelstrom, and his case is just the tip of the iceberg. Definitely a lot going on here as a related secondary plot unfolds as Eddie battles a complex web of corruption in this small town. While this is an action packed story, the intricacies of the background plot seemed to slow things down, and took away from the compelling courtroom scenes, where Eddie (and this series) shines. Overall, highly entertaining, fans will not be disappointed, and a good book for new readers to meet Eddie. I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Ok I think that Cavanagh is the King when it comes to legal thrillers .

Eddie Flynn is back at it again , and what I love about this series is we have ex con now professional lawyer and he always seems to find himself in the most intense court cases .

This thriller gives a southern setting , threaded with racism and a political stance, which makes the reader wanting justice more than ever and will have you gripping each page.

If you like pulse pounding, short chapters , smart dialogue and legal thrillers then I highly recommend picking up one of Eddie Flynn's cases and giving them ago, and I am not a legal thriller /court room genre reader , but big but I really enjoy these !

I did not know this was part of a series , but it did not matter and can be totally read as a stand alone!

Thank you Netgalley , Atria Books and Steve Cavanagh for this gifted ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Respectfully Another Read by Angie

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.

I have loved Steve Cavanagh’s work beginning with the first book of his I ever tried, and this book is no exception. It is very well written, easy to read, and kept me engaged from start to finish. I definitely would recommend this book to others!

could not put down. the mystery is so good. i love seeing who was the real culprit. all these books in the series are very good

Wow! This book has A LOT to unpack! I had to sit with it overnight before writing this review!

The Devil's Advocate starts with an opening bang, and you can just feel how awful this villain is going to be from the first few pages.
Eddie, Harry, Kate and Bloch are sent to Alabama by a man in an unknown government agency (he may have been in another book I have not read yet). When they get to Alabama they experience so much hostility that I didn't even feel welcome reading this book! The book has a theme of racism and sexism but over all the villains are white supremacists, which just make me so angry!
Believe me when I say you will have all the feelings here in this book, most of all, you will feel this tension.

Can Eddie stay out of trouble? Probably not!
Are there multiple villains in this book? Yes! It was such a crazy ride of who is the Pastor, who isn't and why is that guys leg bleeding so bad but no one cares? I had lots of questions but this was a great book!
I do not think there is one Eddie Flynn novel I haven't loved!

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for allowing me to read and review this book.

Another enjoyable addition to the Eddie Flynn series. Like most of Steve Cavanagh titles, it hooks you right from the start and keeps you guessing until the end.

Thank you, NetGalley and Atria Books for allowing me to read this book early. The opinion in this review is my own.

This is the second book I’ve ever read by Steve Cavanagh and the second book in the Eddie Flynn series. He is such a complex character that it makes the reading more compelling. I also read Fifty Fifty in this same series. It doesn’t seem to matter if you’ve read any of the other books. I’m sure it helps some, but the underlying story is enjoyable even without the other books.

I didn’t think I liked legal thrillers, but I really like these books. They keep you guessing and it’s paced well and makes you want to keep reading. I highly recommend this book if you like legal thrillers. Even if you don’t it’s worth checking these books out.

5 stars out of 5.

Wow this book was such a great read. I was immediately drawn in and could not turn the pages fast enough. There is a lot going on in the book and I appreciated the background information we were given. This was my first book in the Eddie Flynn series and I thought it could be read as a standalone. I was not confused or lost at all since we get so much back story. With that said, all the characters are well developed especially Korn. I could not stand him the entire book!

This is one of my favorite reads of 2025 so far, highly recommend!

In The Devil's Advocate, We met Randal Korn, who is the DA in a small town. He has a very high death penalty rate and he enjoys seeing people suffer, even if those convicted were really innocent. Now, a young girl is brutally murdered and Korn tries to set up Andy, her co worker for the crime. Then Andy's lawyer goes missing so here comes Eddie Flynn from New York to help Andy's trial. Eddie and his team have multiple road blocks in the case and it seems like it is useless. Tragedy strikes multiple times and Eddie realizes maybe they bit off more than they can chew.

Thank you Netgalley and Atria Books for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Phenomenal & spot-on read, Steve Cavanaugh @ his best (though “Witness 8” is currently his best IMO, just b/c it’s that awesome.) Devil’s Advocate is again, phenomenal. The research & ‘court feel’ of John Grisham but more back story & so much more emotion! I’m not one for police procedurals & am tapped out @ ‘courtroom thrillers’. This book is so, so much more!! It just saddens me to note how spot-on he is, even now in 2025 with regards to politics in AL, the South in general, having been born, raised & still living in Mississippi. Heartbreaking

Whew! This book took me through a rollercoaster of emotions from heartbreak to anger from the very first chapter! Steve Cavanaugh's ability to write a legal thriller is top tier and The Devil's Advocate is not an exception. It took me a long time to finish this one because I had to take breaks due to the intensity of some of the scenes. As someone who grew up in a small town in the south, the depictions of interactions between the people and the people in charge of the justice system in the small town/rural south are realistic and well done.

There are so many parallels between this story and things that are happening in the United States that I am sure Cavanagh is about to offend a lot of people.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for this arc!

I love a good Eddie Flynn book, honestly who doesn’t? I haven’t read one yet where Steve Cavanagh has disappointed me yet. I feel like this would be great on audio too and am looking forward to getting my hands on that next

I’ll take all things Eddie Flynn please. This is my second read featuring Eddie Flynn from Steve Cavanagh and it’s just as good as the last.

Eddie Flynn is a former con artist turned lawyer who always finds himself in just a BIT of danger (read in tone of sarcasm). The opponents Eddie faces are often some seriously twisted people and it makes the read that much more enjoyable. You’ll think how can people be like this? But simultaneously know there’s absolutely these people out there. The rest of the returning cast (Kate, Harry, and Bloch) are a joy to read as well. Each provides their own unique role in the story that also stays true to who they have been in past books.

This book follows the above crew as they go to Alabama to defend Andy Dubois accused of murdering a young girl. They are up against a formidable opponent in DA Korn, and with only a week before the trial is over Eddie and his team have a lot of work to do.

I enjoyed every bit of this book and highly recommend it! Don’t feel put off by the fact that it’s not the first book in the series following Eddie Flynn. Steve Cavanagh does an excellent job of making this book read like a standalone with some references to past books. You don’t need to read any of the past books to understand and love this one. But I’m telling you when you read it you’ll be digging back through the past books because you just can’t get enough.

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

The latest Flynn book did not disappoint! This one was set in the south and had some uniquely despicable villains but tv same lovable cast with Flynn/ Brooks etc. an amazing legal thriller!

Thank you NetGalley and Publisher for allowing me to read and review this book.

I very much enjoyed this book. The writing was great and the characters were well developed. I hope to read more from this author in the future.

I love the Eddie Flynn series, but this one wasn't my favorite of them. The death row inmate angle was interesting, but the masochistic white supremacist with too much power was a bit too much for my liking.

Thank you to Netgalley for this arc of The Devil's Advocate. This book was so good. Steve Cavanagh is really good at writing courtroom thrillers. This follows an Attorney, Randal who is all about wining cases and watching prisoner's being executed, even if they're really innocent. Another attorney by the name of Eddie has a week to prove the innocence of a prisoner and something happens to him. This book was so good, I read it in one sitting. I could not put this book down. The detailing made me feel like I was in a real life court room.

The Devil's Advocate managed to make me hit a level of anger/frustration I don't think I've ever felt while reading a book. I would get so angry at the corruption and would have to put it down and walk away for a minute. But never for too long because I REALLY wanted to find out how it was going to play out. Korn is probably my most hated book character in a looooong time. He's a horrible human being and the fact that there are really people and departments out there that function like this is beyond horrifying. If there is one thing Steve Cavanagh excels in, it's pulling you right into the story and making you feel part of it. A definite recommended read, but brace yourself!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the review copy in exchange for my honest review.

The Devil’s Advocate brings us back to Eddie Flynn, but this time, he’s deep in the heart of Alabama, facing one of his most dangerous cases yet. Eddie is fighting to save an young man from death row—a man who has been framed for a murder he didn’t commit. As he steps into a town riddled with corruption and racism, Eddie and his team must go up against a justice system that has been twisted into a tool for evil.

I loved seeing Eddie and his team back together again. Each member of his legal crew is distinct, resourceful, and likable, making them an integral part of the story’s charm. I NEVER want to lose any of them—do you hear me, Steve Cavanagh?! The level of corruption in this town is staggering, painting a terrifying picture of what happens when power is wielded with cruelty rather than justice. While some elements of the story leaned toward the unbelievable, it didn’t take away from the thrill. I was fully invested and tore through this book in just two days.

If you haven’t started this series yet, do yourself a favor and pick it up. Cavanagh delivers another gripping, high-stakes legal thriller that will keep you hooked from start to finish.

A huge thank you to Atria Books eGalley and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest, unbiased review.

I swear this series gets better with every single book, and this one was absolute perfection from start to finish. The creep factor was high, I loved that for the first time, Eddie got out of New York and ventured into the deep south and to an extremely corrupt small town. It seemed like every time I turned the page, a new member of law enforcement or the justice system was involved in the bad things happening. I couldn't read fast enough! HIGHLY recommend this book, and this entire series.

I feel like I keep repeating myself but Steve Cavanagh's books are so good! Another excellent addition to the Eddie Flynn series. The Devil's advocate is book #6 in the series. This one tackled heavier topics like racism and the death penalty. I could not put this book down, I love the characters and the passion they each bring to the court room. Now I have to find book 7.