My first Eddie Flynn book

Where have I been whilst this series has been around? How I’ve missed it is a mystery! But although this was my first book in the series it won’t be my last! It really grabbed my attention from the first page and I knew by chapter three I was loving it. It was a story full of twists and turns, peopled with clever good guys and equally clever bad guys. Some to love and some to hate,but all well padded characters. I need to go back now and start at book no one.

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Just WOW!

What a superb, complex and very different thriller!
I loved the way the story switched between the two main characters, and the complexity of the plot line just raised the bar even higher for me. I can't recall reading a book with so many twists and turns!
I had this recommended to me, and I'm very glad I followed up on that recommendation. I'll make sure I add Steve Cavanagh's other work to my wish list.
For me, this was something so very different to my usual fare, and it simply blew me away.
Can't recommend enough!
Great narration from Adam Sims.

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brilliant

this was recommended to me and they weren't wrong, brilliant book ....Will read more by this author

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Flawed

The reading of this audiobook is good. The story is a take on the serial killer genre with a few novel ideas, though they are as much in need of suspension of disbelief as most of the genre. That’s pretty much what to expect for this sort of thing so go prepared!
Where the wheels come off is the lack of research in some areas. It’s probably a minority of readers who will be irked by the fatuous consideration of injuries, stopping bleeding and anatomy of joints, but I can’t believe any reader will feel the courtroom scenes have any credibility at all. A detective prosecution witness who is shown before and after to be a dim thug, suddenly finds eloquence and o instead of giving evidence of observations, interprets ideas about evidence, testifies to hearsay and provides commentary about events that he did not observe. Almost as unbelievable is the hero
defence lawyer, purportedly sharp and assertive and the fair-minded judge both let this run on without comment.
At this stage the author seems to want to get to the end, so instead of what could have been the surgical destruction of forensic “evidence” we skip past that and rush to some rather facile bits of police revenge foolishness, confirming the stupidity of the momentarily eloquent corrupt detective.
I think that with a bit of feedback from an editor, to balance the detail of narrative in the first and last halves of the book, and a bit less assumption on the gullibility of readers, this could have been quite good. As it is there are flaws that are not really excusable. If you watch Judge Judy you’ll be critical of the level ouuuf legal expertise shown here. That’s a pretty low hurdle.

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Thirteen

I like crime novels but generally don't read court room based dramas so on saying that this was my first. On the whole I enjoyed it but thought it dragged on a wee bit in the middle and there was a few too many coincidences. The baddie was interesting as he had an illness (was fortunate to have) that I had never heard of. The narrator used a range of voices which I found believable.

I would read more from this author and the narrator.

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Great audio book

Adam sims and Steven kavanagh are always a great combination. Trouble is I listen to it at every spare moment and it’s all over too soon.

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5 Stars for a riveting, wonderfully read thriller

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes - to everyone who loves a great thriller

Any additional comments?

You can read this as a standalone book but it is a thriller of a series, full of twists and turns and excitement. Highly recommended.

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Gripping Read

loved this book and just gets better and better throughout. lots and surprises and great perspective.

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Fantastic author, brilliant narrator

Series is terrific, twists and turns right to the end, great characters well drawn. Can’t wait for next instalment

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Really Enjoyable

This was a great book, easy to listen to and great narration. It is the first in the series that I have read/listened to and will definitely seek out more books by Steve Cavanagh, a talented author and other books voiced by this skilful narrator.

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