Publication: 1st August 2024 – Headline
Ruby Johnson is a nanny and maid to wealthy families in Manhattan’s West 74th Street.
She knows their routines. Their secrets.
One night, on her way home, Ruby witnesses a neighbour’s murder.
She knows the victim. She knows the killer.
She makes an anonymous call to the police and names the murderer.
But Ruby didn’t tell the truth…
Because there’s something wrong with Ruby Johnson.
Eddie Flynn, conman turned trial lawyer, must defend an innocent man accused of this terrible crime.
As Ruby’s deadly game begins, one thing is certain.
It won’t be the last murder this witness is involved in…
I love the Eddie Flynn series. The complex cases, the con man turned defendant lawyer with always a trick up his sleeve, the twists that you won’t see coming, and the suspense that keeps you on the edge of the seat from start to finish.
In Witness 8, Eddie has a new case. Ruby Johnson works as a nanny and maid for the rich and wealthy of an exclusive residential street in New York. One night, while returning home from a babysitting job, she witnesses the murder of one of the residents. She makes an anonymous call to the police, but she doesn’t tell them what she really saw. The man accused of the murder is a renowned surgeon and Eddie and his team are convinced of his innocence, but it is going to be difficult to prove it when the gun used for the murder is found hidden in his closet and his fingerprints on it. In the meantime, Eddie’s life is in danger after a group of corrupted NYPD officers puts a price on his head.
I love the character of Eddie. He takes on cases only if he’s convinced of his client’s innocence and fights for them with everything he has. He doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty, often using the skills he acquired in his previous life as a conman. I also found quite interesting the character of Ruby. She is smart and devious, often playing on the fact that she is underestimated and simply considered invisible as one of the help, so people don’t notice what she is planning until the end. Quite a complex character that I hope we’ll see again in the future in this series.
Fast-paced, intriguing, and very suspenseful, Witness 8 is another fabulous addition to this addictive series.
A huge thank you to Headline and NetGalley for providing me with a proof of the novel.
Steve Cavanagh has sold over a million copies of his novels in the UK alone. His nine books have all been nominated for major awards and many are international bestsellers. His third novel, The Liar, won the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year 2018. Thirteen won the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2019. Fifty-Fifty was a Richard and Judy Book club choice and was also selected for the BBC ‘Between the Covers’ book club. Twisted, Fifty-Fifty, The Devil’s Advocate, The Accomplice and Kill For Me Kill For You were all Sunday Times Top 10 bestsellers.
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Fab review! I love Eddie Flynn too, especially when he’s in the courtroom! 😀
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