Witness 8 by Steve Cavanagh – Jen Med’s E-book Critiques

At present I’m sharing my ideas on Witness 8, the model new novel from Steve Cavanagh, a part of the Eddie Flynn sequence. An enormous thanks to writer Headline for the copy for evaluation through Netgalley. Right here’s what it’s all about:

Concerning the E-book

Ruby Johnson is a nanny and maid to rich households in Manhattan’s West 74th Road.
She is aware of their routines. Their secrets and techniques.
One evening, on her approach residence, Ruby witnesses a neighbour’s homicide.

She is aware of the sufferer. She is aware of the killer.
She makes an nameless name to the police and names the assassin.
However Ruby didn’t inform the reality…
As a result of there’s one thing fallacious with Ruby Johnson.

Eddie Flynn, conman turned trial lawyer, should defend an harmless man accused of this horrible crime.
As Ruby’s lethal sport begins, one factor is for certain.
It gained’t be the final homicide this witness is concerned in…

My Ideas

I do love an Eddie Flynn novel and this newest providing, Witness 8, is about as difficult and twisted as they arrive. Now, it is a story of a homicide, one which takes place very early on within the novel. One essential distinction on this ebook in comparison with another thrillers you’ll have learn is that this homicide is witnessed not solely by us readers, however by somebody who works on the road in query, a relatively prosperous space of New York the place homicide actually isn’t the achieved factor. That somebody is Ruby Johnson, someday Nanny, someday cleaner to lots of the houses on the road. Not solely does Ruby witness the crime – the homicide of a resident she is relatively keen on – she additionally sees the place the killer dumps the homicide weapon. Clearly Ruby calls within the homicide, identifies the killer and the ebook ends someplace round midway into chapter two …

Yeah, proper. Wouldn’t that be good and neat? One factor Mr Cavanagh doesn’t do is supply us readers good neat, shortly resolved, no battle murders, and Witness 8 isn’t any totally different. As a result of expensive little Ruby doesn’t do the proper factor. She doesn’t determine the killer. She doesn’t put an finish to the story in chapter two. Ruby very a lot has different concepts. For sure, the one who finds themself accused of the homicide finds themselves defended by none apart from one time trickster and con man, Eddie Flynn, which tells you all you want to learn about their culpability, however much less about why they stand accused within the first place. Ruby has not been completely sincere with individuals about what she noticed that fateful evening, which is basically relatively lucky for readers because it means we’re taken on a pacy, excessive stakes, generally surprisingly emotional rollercoaster of a thriller – simply the best way we prefer it.

Not solely do we have now the whys and wherefores of this homicide case hanging over Eddie and the workforce, Eddie finds himself within the crosshairs of a really harmful foe. Not solely Eddie, however all these he works with an cares for, one thing we have now grown accustomed to over the course of this sequence. It provides a layer of pressure to an already intriguing and taught story, and it’s this arc that offers the ebook the emotional depth that basically gripped me and saved me studying gone a time that could possibly be thought-about first rate once I had work the next day. Steve Cavanagh introduces hitman for rent, Mr Christmas, a personality who, regardless of his chosen profession, I truly actually relatively appreciated. He has a sort of code of conduct, one thing we will all be glad about this time round, and a shocking hyperlink to another person within the story. It’s important to admire his delight in his work, if not the career itself, and his straight speaking, very sincere strategy to coping with his potential victims typically made me smile.

The whole workforce is in play as soon as once more, together with Gabriel Lake, whose untidy and generally unorthodox strategies distinction starkly with the extra confined and buttoned up strategy of Eddie’s extra common enforcer, Bloch. as a partnership they actually shouldn’t work, however one thing about them, their interactions and their polar reverse natures, actually does make me smile. It’s an irresistible pairing, and a bit like Eddie in contrast along with his accomplice, Kate, every offers the Yin to the opposite’s Yang. The way in which through which the writer portrays that camaraderie regardless of variations that drive one another to a degree of frustration is pitch good, and oart of the rationale I used to be in a position to race by way of this ebook.

I cherished the thriller on this ebook, the sense that there was some hidden motivation that we’re by no means fairly certain about. There are some vital hints dropped all through for the eagle eyed who wish to pitch themselves towards the protagonists and race forward in forming a conclusion. I admit, I’m a type of individuals, and one of many key revelations within the ebook didn’t take me completely unexpectedly, however it didn’t have an effect on my enjoyment of the ebook, it enhanced it as I sat questioning simply when the remainder of the workforce would lastly catch up. Apart from the determine of the killer – one thing saved as a carefully guarded secret till close to the top of the ebook – a part of the enjoyable of this novel was figuring out upfront of everybody else what was on the horizon, watching the subterfuge and misdirection play out, and questioning if, in the end, Eddie’s luck is perhaps about to expire. If you wish to know the reply to that query, nicely you’ll simply must learn the ebook, gained’t you?

Concerning the Writer

Steve Cavanagh has offered over one million copies of his novels within the UK alone. His 9 books have all been nominated for main awards and lots of are worldwide bestsellers. His third novel, The Liar, gained the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Yr 2018. 13 gained the Theakston Previous Peculier Crime Novel of the Yr 2019. Fifty-Fifty was a Richard and Judy E-book membership selection and was additionally chosen for the BBC ‘Between the Covers’ ebook membership. Twisted, Fifty-Fifty, The Satan’s Advocate, The Confederate and Kill For Me Kill For You have been all Sunday Instances Prime 10 bestsellers.

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