Steve Cavanagh

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Crime Mystery Thriller

Steve Cavanagh is a critically acclaimed author best known for his Eddie Flynn series, which has sold over a million copies in the UK. His novels have received numerous accolades, including the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year and the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year.
Cavanagh's work has been featured in book clubs and consistently appears on bestseller lists.
His writing is praised for its suspenseful plots, clever legal maneuvering, and compelling characters.
Cavanagh's success in the crime fiction genre has established him as a prominent voice in contemporary thriller literature.

Books by Steve Cavanagh

The Plea

by Steve Cavanagh

To save his wife, a con-man lawyer must force a billionaire client to plead guilty.

4.28

31k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🎭 Con Artist Protagonist ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🎯 Frame Up 🕵️ Deep State Conspiracy

Immersive

The Plea

To save his wife, a con-man lawyer must force a billionaire client to plead guilty.

by Steve Cavanagh 2015 400 pages

4.28

31k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🎭 Con Artist Protagonist ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🎯 Frame Up 🕵️ Deep State Conspiracy

Kill for Me, Kill for You

by Steve Cavanagh • 2023

Two grieving women meet in a support group and agree on a desperate plan: swap murders.

4.13

100k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🤝 Deadly Pact 💋 Femme Fatale 🏠 Home Invasion 😰 Paranoid Atmosphere

Kill for Me, Kill for You

Two grieving women meet in a support group and agree on a desperate plan: swap murders.

by Steve Cavanagh 2023 340 pages

4.13

100k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🤝 Deadly Pact 💋 Femme Fatale 🏠 Home Invasion 😰 Paranoid Atmosphere

Th1rt3en

by Steve Cavanagh • 2018

A movie star on trial for murder. His lawyer must unmask a serial killer on the jury.

4.20

100k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer 🎭 Frame-Up ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 👥 Jury Manipulation

Th1rt3en

A movie star on trial for murder. His lawyer must unmask a serial killer on the jury.

by Steve Cavanagh 2018 356 pages

4.20

100k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer 🎭 Frame-Up ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 👥 Jury Manipulation

The Devil's Advocate

by Steve Cavanagh • 2021

A con-man lawyer takes on a corrupt DA to save an innocent man from death row.

4.33

23k+

🖤 Wrongful Conviction ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 💀 Death Penalty 📜 Legal Corruption ✊ Racial Injustice

The Devil's Advocate

A con-man lawyer takes on a corrupt DA to save an innocent man from death row.

by Steve Cavanagh 2021 403 pages

4.33

23k+ ratings

🖤 Wrongful Conviction ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 💀 Death Penalty 📜 Legal Corruption ✊ Racial Injustice

The Liar

by Steve Cavanagh • 2017

When a missing teen case reopens an old murder, a con-man lawyer must outfox an avenger.

4.30

17k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔍 Missing Child 🔒 Framed For Murder 💀 Revenge Thriller

The Liar

When a missing teen case reopens an old murder, a con-man lawyer must outfox an avenger.

by Steve Cavanagh 2017 337 pages

4.30

17k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔍 Missing Child 🔒 Framed For Murder 💀 Revenge Thriller

Fifty-Fifty

by Steve Cavanagh • 2020

Two daughters are found covered in their father's blood. Each swears the other murdered him.

4.27

56k+

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🏛️ Courtroom Drama 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🔗 Wrongful Conviction

Fifty-Fifty

Two daughters are found covered in their father's blood. Each swears the other murdered him.

by Steve Cavanagh 2020 349 pages

4.27

56k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🏛️ Courtroom Drama 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🔗 Wrongful Conviction

The Defense

by Steve Cavanagh • 2016

When bureaucratic defense fails, a classroom experiment brings startup speed to national security.

4.01

53k+

🔧 Lean Methodology 🛡️ Defense Innovation 🏛️ Government Bureaucracy 🕵️ Customer Discovery 🏗️ Rapid Prototyping

The Defense

When bureaucratic defense fails, a classroom experiment brings startup speed to national security.

by Steve Cavanagh 2016 308 pages

4.01

53k+ ratings

🔧 Lean Methodology 🛡️ Defense Innovation 🏛️ Government Bureaucracy 🕵️ Customer Discovery 🏗️ Rapid Prototyping

Witness 8

by Steve Cavanagh

A surgeon framed for murder. His lawyer traces the crime back to the family's nanny.

4.11

22k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller ⚖️ Framed Innocent 👶 Dangerous Nanny 🖤 Found Family 👮 Corrupt Cops

Immersive

Witness 8

A surgeon framed for murder. His lawyer traces the crime back to the family's nanny.

by Steve Cavanagh 2024 406 pages

4.11

22k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller ⚖️ Framed Innocent 👶 Dangerous Nanny 🖤 Found Family 👮 Corrupt Cops

The Accomplice

by Steve Cavanagh • 2022

A defense attorney who only defends the innocent takes the case of a serial killer's wife.

4.42

17k+

⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔪 Serial Killer 🤐 The Accused Wife 🎭 Hidden Identity 🪤 Frame-Up

The Accomplice

A defense attorney who only defends the innocent takes the case of a serial killer's wife.

by Steve Cavanagh 2022 352 pages

4.42

17k+ ratings

⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔪 Serial Killer 🤐 The Accused Wife 🎭 Hidden Identity 🪤 Frame-Up

Two Kinds of Stranger

by Steve Cavanagh • 2025

A kindness influencer, publicly betrayed, is framed for murder by the stranger she tried to help.

4.36

14k+

🏛️ Legal Courtroom Drama 🎯 Framed For Murder 🧠 Sociopath Antagonist 🐱 Cat And Mouse 📱 Social Media Weaponized

Two Kinds of Stranger

A kindness influencer, publicly betrayed, is framed for murder by the stranger she tried to help.

by Steve Cavanagh 2025 400 pages

4.36

14k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Courtroom Drama 🎯 Framed For Murder 🧠 Sociopath Antagonist 🐱 Cat And Mouse 📱 Social Media Weaponized

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